[7] A broadcasting tower was erected at the behest of Sidney Bernstein to give the studios an embellished and professional appearance.

Countdown moved to Manchester from the Leeds Studios in 2009 and the facility had numerous new commissions including The Chase, Divided, Take Me Out and High Stakes.

Later that same year, the Granada Studios was sold for £26 million to Allied London and Manchester City Council.

[9] Allied London's initial plans for the site involved transforming the studios into residential space.

[10] Although there were calls to preserve the old Coronation Street exterior set, it was demolished as part of redevelopment work in 2017.

[13] [14][15] After Granada secured the contract for broadcasting to the north of England on weekdays, the company built a television studio complex while BBC Manchester and ABC (originally Granada's weekend counterpart) respectively converted a former church/film studio and a cinema in the city for television use.

[21] In his memoirs, Forman wrote: "Anyone who witnessed Sidney at work in one of these sessions had to acknowledge his practical genius as an architect" as Bernstein lectured and demonstrated his plans for the studios to colleagues.

This led to a jumbled appearance as the company expanded and renovated the site which encompassed a bonded warehouse built in the Victorian era.

Bernstein stipulated in 1956 the company needed the bare minimum of studio space and was unwilling to invest in facilities that would rarely be used.

[22] This was the reason construction took from 1954 to 1962 and the "save money at all costs" mantra was reflective of Bernstein's business plan.

[26] After the BBC selected MediaCityUK as its new operating base in Greater Manchester, Granada progressed its £18m move to the bonded warehouse.

A large ITV logo by the entrance had been placed next to the gate until 2016, when it was removed and replaced with a sign reading 'Old Granada Studios'.

Production would move to Yorkshire Television's Leeds Studios, and other centres including independent facilities.

A 2003 article in The Daily Telegraph estimated the plot of land on which the Granada House building stands could sell for £15m,[31] a speculative figure considering the economic situation in 2011.

The company negotiated with Peel Holdings with a view to relocating to Trafford Wharf, next to the Imperial War Museum North and the MediaCityUK development.

The discussions continued for many years but in March 2009, Granada reported that due to the poor financial climate, it would remain at Quay Street "for the foreseeable future".

Talks resumed in January 2010 after a change of management at ITV plc and Granada announced on 16 December 2010 that it would move production and ancillary staff to the Orange Building in the MediaCityUK complex to produce Granada Reports and production of Coronation Street would take place at a facility across the Manchester Ship Canal in Trafford Park on Trafford Wharf.

A set of The Crystal Maze Live Experience opened in the former Stage 2, previously used by Coronation Street, in April 2017.

It incorporates part of the Enterprise City project,[36] which also includes co-working facilities, a cinema (Everyman Manchester St. John's)[37][38] and a Soho House hotel.

10 Downing Street, and visitors were shown how television is produced, had the opportunity to present a weather forecast and learned about special effects.

This started visitors off seated in a 1930 style cinema showing a very short black and white film.

In 1997, Granada built Skytrak, a "flying roller-coaster" which tilted riders forward as the ride progressed.

[44] The entrance to the park remained until 2019 when it was demolished; the Granada Studios Tour sign was removed during this period.