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Coronation Street’s longest-running pub the Rovers Return was shut down during Wednesday night’s episode and left viewers feeling emotional.
The Rovers Return has been a staple in Weatherfield for more than 60 years, with some of the biggest storylines playing out in the pub.
However, the familiar interior is now due for a refresh, along with the staff which has left many devastated.
Earlier this week, Jenny Connor (played by Sally-Ann Matthews) was informed that the Rovers would be closed for refurbishment and that their contracts were being terminated with immediate effect.
In Wednesday’s episode, the characters were turfed out as the workmen arrived and they stood outside emotional and crying.
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Coronation Street’s official Instagram account shared a clip of the pub being boarded up and said: “The end of an era. Goodbye to the Rovers as we know it,” with a broken heart emoji.
The emotional scenes show Jenny handing over the pub’s keys to builders who began boarding up the windows.
A tearful Jenny walked over to join Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan), Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger), and Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) as they looked on at their beloved pub.
Trying to lighten the mood, Sean noted: “They don’t mess about, do they?” as the builders got to work.
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Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) and a heartbroken Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) walked by, bowing their heads, leaving Sean to quip: “It’s not dead!”
Glenda soon summed up the mood and said: “The old place might not be dead, but a little piece of us is.”
She and the other former Rovers staff posed in front of the pub for a photo as Daisy said of the new owner company: “Waterfords, rot in hell!”
Viewers were heartbroken at the scenes, with one fan tweeting: “Too heartbreaking #corrie.”
As @ruth_clark added: “I can’t believe The Rovers is going.”
Joanne Frankham penned: “Aw I feel so sad for Jenny. The Rovers is everything to the characters in the street.”
Another fan said: “The street wouldn’t be the same without the rovers return. It’s the heart and soul of the street.”
One passionate fan exclaimed: “SAVE THE ROVERS RETURN INN!!!!!” (sic)
The first Rovers landlady was Annie Walker (Doris Speed) with notable names above the door over the decades including Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear), Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn), Natalie Barnes (Denise Welch) and Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard).
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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