Coronation Street A-Z: A is for Accessories

(This post was originally posted by Llifon on the Coronation Street Blog in March 2013.)

In the first of many, I'll be making blog posts on a Coronation Street Alphabet, if you like. These won't be regular posts, I'll be posting them every now and then. But check into the blog just in case I'll be posting them. It's been a huge task but worthwhile and I hope you'll enjoy reading them as much as I have been researching for and writing them up. Enjoy!

We all have our accessories. A prop that makes us unique. Even the Queen is known for her selection of handbags and hats! And the residents of Coronation Street are no different. Over the years, many characters have had their accessories and have become iconic for it.

There’s Hilda Ogden with her curlers, headscarf and pinny. An image linked with the women of wartime but Mrs O managed to cling on to it and made it her own. Her trademark has made her one of the most recognisable women on British television.

Then there was Ena Sharples who was famous for her hairnet and in recent years has sold at various auctions for £50 and £60 and like Hilda, Ena is recognisable for her hairnet and is nicknamed ‘the hag in the hairnet’. Her fellow cronies Minnie and Martha had their own accessories – Minnie with her hat and Martha with her beret and glasses.

Alf Roberts was famous for his trilby hat as were Albert Tatlock and Percy Sugden for their flat caps and were part of their image.

Deirdre Barlow, Reg Holdsworth, Jack Duckworth, Renee Roberts, Curly Watts and Blanche Hunt are known for their choice of unique glasses. Roy Cropper has his bag and wife Hayley has her red anorak. 

And then there are the various earrings of Bet Lynch, Vera Duckworth, Rita Sullivan, Becky McDonald and Liz McDonald to match their unique fashion choices.

Do you remember any other well-known accessories that Corrie characters have had over the years?



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