Eagle-eyed Coronation Street fans spot change to set as bosses ditch iconic feature
CORONATION Street fans have spotted a change to the iconic set as bosses have removed a well-known feature.
The cobbles have been a staple of the show for decades, so this change has certainly caught viewers attention.
Number 13 Coronation Street is the last house on the terraced side of street next to the corner shop.
Viewers may recall characters Hilda and Stan Ogden, a working-class couple who first appeared in the ITV soap in June 1964.
Hilda (Jean Alexander) lived at Number 13 Coronation Street from 1964 to 1987.
She loved to gossip and was known for wearing her hair in curlers and a headscarf, and was often seen holding up to five cleaning jobs at once.
Meanwhile, Stan (Bernard Youens) was a long-distance lorry driver, who later became a window cleaner.
He was known for his drunken rages and Hilda often had to nag him to work.
Hilda and Stan were a popular couple with viewers and were known as the roughnecks of the street.
They had four children: Tony, Sylvia, Irma and Trevor.
They were a great on-screen double act for 20 years, until Bernard Youens died in 1984 and the writers were forced to kill off Stan on-screen.
Hilda was left a widow, taking in Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) and his girlfriend Sally Seddon (Sally Dynevor) as lodgers.
In 1987, Hilda decided to move to Derbyshire.
In 1988, Kevin bought the house and he revamped the place, installing an arched entrance way from the living room to the kitchen and new kitchen units.
Kevin now lives in his house with his girlfriend Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) and son Jack Webster (Kyran Bowes).
However, fans have noticed a recent set change as the serving hatch in the house has gone.
Who lives where on Coronation Street?
Here is where all of the residents of Weatherfield's main street live
- 1 Coronation Street – The Barlow family (Ken, Tracy, Steve, Amy)
- 3 Coronation Street – The Bailey family (Aggie, Ed, Michael)
- 5 Coronation Street – The Winter-Brown family (Gemma, Chesney, Joseph and the Quads)
- 7 Coronation Street – The Alahan family (Dev, Asha, Aadi)
- 9 Coronation Street – The Dobbs family (Tyrone, Fiz, Evelyn, Cassie, Hope, Ruby)
- 11 Coronation Street – The Grimshaw family (Eileen, Todd, George, Mary, Sean, Dylan)
- 13 Coronation Street – The Webster family (Kevin, Abi, Jack, Alfie)
- 15a Coronation Street – Dee-Dee Bailey and Adam Barlow
- 2a Coronation Street – Craig Tinker
- 4 Coronation Street – The Metcalfe family (Sally, Tim)
- 6 Coronation Street – The Nazir family (Yasmeen, Alya, Stu, Eliza)
- 8 Coronation Street – The Platt family (Gail, David, Shona, Max, Lily)
- 10a Coronation Street – Rita Tanner
- 12 Coronation Street – Brian Packham
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one fan wrote: “RIP Hilda and Stan’s serving hatch, 1971-2024.”
Do you think this change will affect the show’s charm? Or is it a fresh update that’s needed?
Meanwhile, the drama intensifies as Abi is still reeling from Mason Radcliffe’s (Luca Toolan) death, after he was stabbed by a zombie knife.
She continues to feel haunted by the events and suffers from hallucinations about her late son Seb (Harry Visinoni), who was kicked to death by a gang back in 2021.
Next week, Toyah (Georgia Taylor) grows concerned when she overhears Roy (David Neilson) sharing his concerns about Abi’s hallucinations with Kevin.
Abi insists to Kevin that Roy has got the wrong end of the stick and is furious when Toyah suggests Abi see a grief counsellor and accuses her of trying to steal Alfie.
Pointing out to Leanne (Jane Danson) that neither of them has any mates, Tracy (Kate Ford) suggests they head out and have some fun together.
In the Bistro they enjoy watching Toyah getting grief from Abi.
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8pm on ITV1 and is available to watch from 7am on ITVX.