Doris Speed at home in 1966 #anniewalker #dorisspeed @CoroStreetBlog @itvcorrie @Corriepedia @corriepodcast @CorrieArt @craftedcreature @MichaelAdamsUk @ClassicsCorrie Credit: @DorisSpeedFans

Away from the #Rovers & the #Cobbles - ‘at home’ with the legendary Doris Speed Doris as Annie Walker was perfection ❤️ Much missed ✨ #Corrie #CoronationStreet #classiccorrie #AnnieWalker #DorisSpeed #ClassicTV #ClassicSoaps

Classic Corrie Pic of the Day #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet #AnnieWalker #DorisSpeed #BettyTurpin #BettyDriver

Remembering the English actress Doris Speed who was born on this day in 1899. She was best known for playing Annie Walker in Coronation Street. She died in 1994 aged 95. #DorisSpeed #CoronationStreet

#OnThisDay in 1983 - Doris Speed made her final appearance as Annie Walker on Coronation Street. #DorisSpeed #AnnieWalker #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet

The original Queen of The Rovers Return - Annie Walker! https://t.co/qwByi45dSy #findyourthing #redbubble #AnnieWalker #MrsWalker #DorisSpeed #TheRoversReturn

#OnThisDay 21 July 1988 DEAD END STREET #CoronationStreet hit a dead end yesterday as thousands stayed away from its grand public opening. The TV theme park is designed to attract 5,000 telly addicts a day. But only 40 people turned up to see #DorisSpeed perform the opening . . .

#OnThisDay in 1977,Doris Speed was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Doris collected the award at Buckingham Palace in November of that year(below) #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet #DorisSpeed #AnnieWalker #MBE

#OnThisDay 10 July 1971 Hurry yourself along to ENTERPRISE 71 at the Goose Fair Site in Nottingham and meet Elise Tanner & Annie Walker! Yes, two of your favourite #CoronationStreet stars, #DorisSpeed and #PatPhoenix, together in an exact replica of the Rovers Return!

#OnThisDay in 1983: In a move that is soon roundly criticised, the Daily Mirror revealed Doris's real age was 84 and not 69 as she had claimed. #DorisSpeed

#OnThisDay 7 October 1983 GR-ANNIE WALKER The Mirror reveals that #CoronationStreet's #DorisSpeed's real age is 84 and not 69 as she had claimed, leading to her retirement from the role of Annie Walker.

#OnThisDay 1 September 1974 - The Daily Post has Surprises Galore About #CoronationStreet when ANNIE WALKER SPILLS THE BEANS: "#DorisSpeed is one of the best known actresses in Britain. Here she steps out from behind the bar to give her personal view of 'The Street'."

Doris Speed and Betty Driver at Belle Vue’s Zoological Gardens in 1970. The photo was taken on a cast visit,which was part of #CoronationStreet’s 1000th Episode celebrations during that summer. #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #DorisSpeed #BettyDriver #AnnieWalker #BettyTurpin #BelleVue

#OnThisDay in 1980,the 2000th episode of Coronation Street was broadcast on ITV. The cast celebrated the milestone at Mottram Hall in Cheshire. Among those attending were Doris Speed and George Waring(below). #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet #DorisSpeed #GeorgeWaring

#OnThisDay 1 October 1983 ANNIE WALKER OUT OF THE STREET TV's #CoronationStreet lost a third star last night - Annie Walker. The prim, posh landlady of the Rovers Return is being written out because the 70-year-old actress #DorisSpeed is unwell . . .

#OnThisDay 9 October 1982 ANNIE'S ANSWERS #DorisSpeed has been in the #CoronationStreet cast regularly since its first episode on December 19, 1960. But what does Doris speed think of Annie Walker? "Annie is a silly, pretentious woman. I would hate to be like her."

#OnThisDay in 1994: Coronation Street Remembers Doris Speed, a tribute show to Doris was broadcast. #DorisSpeed #CoronationStreet #Corrie

#OnThisDay in 1988: Doris returned to the Coronation Street studios five years after her retirement to accept a cheque from Barclays Bank as part of the ITV telethon fundraiser. #DorisSpeed

⭐ A real nostalgic classic, unseen since the original broadcast! 🎄 CHRISTMAS IN THE STREET (1968) 5:15pm #DorisSpeed #ArthurLeslie #VioletCarson #PatriciaPhoenix Annie and Jack Walker prepare for the festivities at the Rovers with flashbacks to bygone years!

#OnThisDay 12 October 1983 #DorisSpeed makes her last appearance as Annie Walker in #CoronationStreet with the somewhat appropriate final line "Could you give me three tins of anything so I can discharge my duty and go? Anything." Here are her first and final performances.