Visiting Corrie sites in Manchester

(This post was originally posted by Flaming Nora on the Coronation Street Blog January 2011, reposted to this blog with permission.)
Emails to the blog continue to ask when the Coronation Street set will be reopened to fans. The last we heard was that the set will remain closed to the public. 

However, with the upcoming move of the Street set to the new base in Media City, there's every chance that the current set will be opened to fans after the move, by the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.  When we hear more about this, we'll certainly let you know. (Or if you hear first, let us know, please!).

So, for fans planning a trip to Manchester who want to see some Corrie sights, where would you recommend they visit as they can't get into the set, in addition to these suggestions below...

If you're going to be in the UK in April 2012, you must book tickets to see Steve Huison, who played Corrie's Eddie Windass. Steve will be on stage for two nights at the Harrogate Theatre in a special play all about Coronation Street's Fat Brenda!  Find out more and book your tickets here.

Visit the exterior of the Granada TV  Building on Quay Street. On the entrance, up the steps leading into the building are blue plaques dedicated to some of the Corrie classic actors.  Well worth a look.

Corrie walking tours around Manchester are operated by the following:
New Manchester Walks
Visit Manchester
Also check Mark Llewllin's blog for any upcoming tours - his tours are fab!  More information here.

Places to visit in central Manchester:
Museum of Science and Industry where you can view the Corrie tram, Yes, that Corrie tram.
The Old Grapes pub owned by Liz Dawn (Vera Duckworth) on Little Quay St.
Negresco restaurant on Deansgate. This was used for filming as The Queens pub when Liz McDonald was landlady.

Further out from Manchester:
The Navigation Inn, once owned by Pat Phoenix (Elsie Tanner)
The Lantern Pike Inn, where Tony Warren wrote his first Corrie scripts
Doris Speed's house, commemorated by Manchester City Council with a plaque

If you can add to this list of places for Corrie fans to visit when they're in Manchester or the surrounding area, do please leave a comment below, with a weblink if you can, and I'll add details in.