No. 2 Coronation Street - Salon

Address: 2 Coronation Street
Phone number: 0161 715 1126
Current owner: Audrey Roberts

Actual location: Granada Studios outdoor set


1990: Started life as a charity shop run by Emily Bishop. 1991: Renovated as a salon and owned by Denise Osborne. Denise later took on Fiona Middleton. Another stylis, Jon Welch also worked there for a short time. 1996: Denise leaves Weatherfield and sells the salon to Fiona who takes on her friend Maxine Heavy as an assistant. 1998: Fiona leaves Weatherfield and sells the salon to Audrey Roberts. Audrey keeps Maxine on as a stylist until Maxine's death in 2003. November 1999: Salon is re-painted as "Audrey's"

October 2000: Audrey arranges for schoolgirl Candice Stowe to stand in as holiday cover. Next month Debs Brownlow walks out on Audrey.

Renamed as Alma's in 2001 after the death of Audrey's best friend Alma Halliwell (Baldwin). Renamed back to Audrey's in 2003 after the death of Richard Hillman, who was Alma's cousin and had married Gail and later tried to kill Audrey and Gail and the kids.

Other stylists that have worked at the salon include Candice Stowe and Maria Sutherland and in 2006, granddaughter Sarah Platt is working in the salon as a shampoo girl.

2009: Current staff: Natasha, Maria and David Platt.

2017: Current staff: Audrey Roberts, Maria Connor, David Platt.


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