Coronation Street opens its doors to Google

People will soon be able to explore the set of Coronation Street through Google’s Street View.

The soap, which is re-launching its website, has allowed Google to put the street on the map so fans can explore as if they were the characters in the programme.

The images, taken by the Google Street Car, will now be processed and stitched together using a technological process, that Google said could take several months.

An ITV representative said: “Thanks to Street View, fans will be able to have a good nose around the set in a way that would have been unimaginable almost 50 years ago when the show first aired."

A representative for Google said: "This is the first ever TV soap to be photographed for Street View and we're thrilled that soon fans up and down the country will be able to imagine themselves heading down the street to enjoy a pint in the The Rovers."

Photos and video footage of the car in action can be found on the Coronation Street website as well as on Youtube.

The full maps will be available later on this year.