Granada TV Centre
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Granada TV Centre was a major television production complex in Manchester, England, best known as the longtime home of Granada Television and iconic British shows such as Coronation Street.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granada Studios complex | 2 |
| Granada Television studios | 2 |
| Granada TV Centre canonical | 1 |
| Granada TV Studios | 1 |
| Granada Television Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6608835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granada TV Centre Context triple: [Granada Studios, formerName, Granada TV Centre]
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A.
Radiocentro building
The Radiocentro building is a prominent modernist commercial and cultural complex in Havana, Cuba, known for housing the historic Yara Cinema and exemplifying mid-20th-century Cuban architecture.
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B.
Torre de Cristal (Madrid)
Torre de Cristal (Madrid) is a prominent 52-story skyscraper in Madrid’s Cuatro Torres Business Area, known as one of Spain’s tallest buildings and a landmark of contemporary high-rise architecture.
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C.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is a futuristic opera house and performing arts center in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its striking avant-garde architecture by Santiago Calatrava.
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D.
Plaza de España
Plaza de España is the main central square of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, known for its large artificial lake, historic surroundings, and role as a focal point of civic and cultural life in the city.
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E.
Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granada TV Centre Target entity description: Granada TV Centre was a major television production complex in Manchester, England, best known as the longtime home of Granada Television and iconic British shows such as Coronation Street.
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A.
Radiocentro building
The Radiocentro building is a prominent modernist commercial and cultural complex in Havana, Cuba, known for housing the historic Yara Cinema and exemplifying mid-20th-century Cuban architecture.
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B.
Torre de Cristal (Madrid)
Torre de Cristal (Madrid) is a prominent 52-story skyscraper in Madrid’s Cuatro Torres Business Area, known as one of Spain’s tallest buildings and a landmark of contemporary high-rise architecture.
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C.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is a futuristic opera house and performing arts center in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its striking avant-garde architecture by Santiago Calatrava.
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D.
Plaza de España
Plaza de España is the main central square of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, known for its large artificial lake, historic surroundings, and role as a focal point of civic and cultural life in the city.
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E.
Plaza de España
Plaza de España is the main central square of Villanueva de la Serena, serving as a focal point for local social, cultural, and civic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcasting facility
ⓘ
television studio complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Granada TV Studios
ⓘ
linked to:
Granada TV Centre
Granada Television Centre ⓘ
linked to:
Granada TV Centre
|
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolitionDate |
2013
ⓘ
2014 ⓘ |
| formerName | Granada Studios ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Coronation Street outdoor set
ⓘ
linked to:
Coronation Street exterior set
Granada House ⓘ Studio 1 ⓘ Studio 2 ⓘ Studio 6 ⓘ office tower ⓘ |
| heritage | iconic British television site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Quay Street ⓘ |
| networkAffiliation | ITV ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being home of Coronation Street
ⓘ
being home of Granada Reports ⓘ being home of University Challenge ⓘ being home of World in Action ⓘ being one of the earliest purpose-built TV complexes in the UK ⓘ |
| notableProgramProduced |
Brideshead Revisited
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Coronation Street ⓘ Cracker ⓘ Prime Suspect ⓘ University Challenge ⓘ World in Action ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Granada Television ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Granada Television
ⓘ
Granada plc ⓘ ITV plc ⓘ |
| partOf |
ITV network
ⓘ
linked to:
ITV
|
| primaryUse |
television broadcasting
ⓘ
television production ⓘ |
| regionServed | North West England ⓘ |
| replacedBy | MediaCityUK ⓘ |
| servesAs |
headquarters of Granada Television
ⓘ
production base for ITV Granada ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Quay Street, Manchester ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granada TV Centre Description of subject: Granada TV Centre was a major television production complex in Manchester, England, best known as the longtime home of Granada Television and iconic British shows such as Coronation Street.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Granada TV Centre
linked to: Granada TV Centre
linked to: Granada TV Centre
linked to: Granada TV Centre
linked to: Granada TV Centre
linked to: Granada TV Centre