i remember when it was first built there was a spate of making it something really big and would be a major part of the show.

Bar seeing the odd scene in Nick and Carla's flat, we hardly seen the set before the gym made it more prominent.

Would viewers really miss it if it never got rebuilt

I thought they were introducing another street when the set was rebuilt

I'm shocked they are destroying a set so soon after the set being built, but of course what really gets set on fire, is a set indoors all fireproofed isn't it.

It's a shame Owen's gone. He would've completely rebuilt it in one afternoon.

Yes I said that a few days ago, if only he had still been there, I imagine J Boy wi,, do any rebuild

Where the heck is it anyway? Behind the Rovers/next to Roys Rolls? It is never shown properly where the hell it is! Maybe I'm just thick and don't spot these things! But since they moved to Salford - they seem to keep everything close-up!

I don't think they had a proper set for it on the old set. Which is why they've never been used fully.

It does seem like lost potential though, could have been good to see new characters.

It is just along from Roys Rolls (away from Coronation Street).

It's on Victoria Street, on the same side of the road as Roy's Rolls, the kebab shop and community centre.

They have been avoiding wide camera angles and shots for the past few years - ever since they switched to HD filming back in 2010. It's actually got worse since they moved to Media City and I'm not sure why!

If anything, all these tight close-ups stop viewers from knowing where's where on the set. I said before on here that I know the Rovers like the back of my hand - but have literally no clue how some of the newer sets (such as the pointless gym) are laid out.

I'm sure it will rise from the ashes, but yes it has been underused

Can we see the set in google satellite?