The proceeds from every dog ticket to the special event were donated to Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity.

More than 200 dogs have walked along the famous cobbles at the Coronation Street Experience in Manchester for the first time.

The TV set received a flurry of new and excited visitors, with many dogs dressing up for the occasion.

Pugs Lilly and Lulu on the Coronation Street cobbles (James Speakman/PA)
Pugs Lilly and Lulu on the Coronation Street cobbles (James Speakman/PA)

Tillie the spaniel (James Speakman/PA)
Tillie the spaniel (James Speakman/PA)

Weatherfield’s police station saw pugs Lilly and Lulu dressed as police officers and further down the street, owner Brad Wood posed with his dog Bobby, a French bulldog, outside The Kabin newsagent.

The soap street is currently home to the Platt family dog, which is named David after its owner – and other canine characters have included Evelyn Plummer’s greyhound Cerberus, Chesney Brown’s great dane Schmeichel and Maria Connor’s labrador Ozzy.

Annie Palmas, with her dogs Joey and Jessie (James Speakman/PA)
Annie Palmas, with her dogs Joey and Jessie (James Speakman/PA)

Coronation Street’s ‘Canineration Street’
The one-of-a-kind ‘Canineration Street’ tour of the programme’s set (James Speakman/PA)

Fans enjoyed walking their dogs on the cobbles throughout the day, and owner Annie Palmas dressed her dogs – Joey and Jessie – in matching blue collars to commemorate the occasion.Tillie, a spaniel, and Dollie, a chihuahua, could be seen posing for pictures outside the street’s famous The Rovers Return Inn.

Dog tickets for the special event raised money for Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity.

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