Granada TV Building sign

Made:
circa 1956 in England
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Granada TV Building sign
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Letter A from Granada TV Building sign
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Letter G from Granada TV Building sign
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Letter A from Granada TV Building sign
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Letter D from Granada TV Building sign
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Letter N from Granada TV Building sign
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Letter R from Granada TV Building sign
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Letter A from Granada TV Building sign
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Granada TV Building sign

Glowing red on Manchester’s skyline, these letters were part of the iconic signage on Granada TV’s Quay Street building.

Independent television channel Granada first beamed into living rooms across the north of England on 3 May 1956. Granada's shows offered an alternative to the London-centric broadcasting that was dominant at the time.

From drama to documentaries Granada’s team of broadcasters created imaginative and sometimes daring programmes. Granada has broadcast groundbreaking TV over the years. Long-running series include ‘Granada Reports’ and serial dramas ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘Emmerdale’. Notable presenters Tony Wilson, Sir Michael Parkinson and Richard Madeley started their television careers with the company.

The sign was taken down in 2013 when ITV Granada moved to MediaCityUK, Salford.

Details

Category:
Creative Industries
Object Number:
2014-3005
Materials:
acrylic
type:
signs
credit:
Donated by Granada Television

Parts

Letter G from Granada TV Building sign

Letter G from Granada TV Building sign

Letter G from the Granada TV Building sign.

Measurements:
overall: 1850 mm x 1505 mm x 8 mm
Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/1
type:
signs
Letter R from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter R from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter R from the Granada TV Building sign.

Measurements:
overall: 1612 mm x 1672 mm x 8 mm,
Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/2
type:
signs
Letter A from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter A from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter A from the Granada TV Building sign.

Measurements:
overall: 1770 mm x 1715 mm x 8 mm,
Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/3
type:
signs
Letter N from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter N from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter N from the Granada TV Building sign.

Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/4
type:
signs
Letter A from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter A from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter A from the Granada TV Building sign.

Measurements:
overall: 1762 mm x 1735 mm x 8 mm,
Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/5
type:
signs
Letter D from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter D from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter D from the Granada TV Building sign.

Measurements:
overall: 1609 mm x 1712 mm x 8 mm,
Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/6
type:
signs
Letter A from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter A from Granada TV Building Sign

Letter A from the Granada TV Building sign.

Measurements:
overall: 1649 mm x 1630 mm x 8 mm,
Materials:
acrylic
Object Number:
2014-3005/7
type:
signs