Coronation Street - The Tour - Photography April 2022

As a huge fan of TV's iconic Coronation Street, and of taking photographs, I thought I'd share a few pictures from my recent day out visiting the ITV studios tour, viewing the wonders of Weatherfield, and the magic of British television! 

I'm sharing these images for pure aesthetics; the attention to detail within this fictional suburb is superb, and the glorious April sunshine was a wonderful bonus. Although I have visited these studios several times, in my capacity as a writer for the Coronation Street Blog, I hadn't seen the most recent additions to the set (Victoria Gardens, Seb's Memorial, Shuttleworth's) and ended up taking about 70 shots. I share just a few, so don't be afraid to scroll! 

All photos were taken on the 30th of April 2022 on this Digital camera and are (c) @rybazoxo  2022 

Coronation Street: The Tour. Photo's by @rybazoxo; 

Dev's Corner Shop on Coronation Street

Dev's Chip Shop. Does Chesney still work here?

The Victoria St Set Extension - Very impressive! 

Victoria Gardens, The 'girder' makes it look very authentic

Shuttleworth's on Victoria St. The attention to detail is awesome

The red sign on the front says 'dressed set' 

Mawdsley St. You do walk past those shops on the set tour! 

These are just a few I'm sharing. Ideally, I plan to visit again soon and take a more extensive portfolio. Ironically, I took very few of Coronation Street itself!

More information about Coronation Street - The Tour can be accessed here. I do recommend buying the Tour Souvenir Guide - it's a real treat!

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Killing for Company - The Case of Dennis Nilsen - by Brian Masters

 

ITV television's latest Crime & Punishment series DES had a profound effect on me. An utterly captivating performance by David Tennant, the story of serial killer Dennis Nilsen (aka 'DES) wasn't one I was familiar with, I knew very little about this Scottish killer until examining this three-part (highly rated) drama. Author Brian Masters is an accomplished crime writer and personally knew Nilsen, befriending him just after his arrest in February 1983. Master's became his biographer and prison visitor for the following decade.

Within days of being arrested, serial loner, council official, one-time policeman and chef, Scotsman DennisNilsen confessed to fifteen gruesome murders over four years. His victims, mostly young gay men at a time when society cared little for them, had never been missed. Nilsen was undoubtedly a psychopath, and through his wanton narcissism (he confessed to all murders in a series of notes and drawings) we get a real glimpse into the mind of a mass murderer and what/who/when made him so.

Brian Masters is an award-winning crime writer, this book being a testament to his talents. Killing for Company is essential reading for any true crime aficionado or criminal psychology buff. This book is one to read before or after the TV series, and either way, we recommend it!

Killing for Company won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction in 1985 and has been republished in the decades since. 

BUY THE BOOK 

WATCH THE SERIES 

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