Liz Dawn's Funeral Sees 'Coronation Street' Stars Past And Present Gather To Pay Their Respects | HuffPost

The 'Corrie' legend died last month, aged 77.

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‘Coronation Street’ stars past and present gathered to say farewell to Liz Dawn at the star’s funeral on Friday (6 October).

The Vera Duckworth actress was remembered with a service taking place at Salford Cathedral in Manchester, following her death last month at the age of 77.

The likes of Helen Worth, Sally Dyvenor, Jenny McAlpine, Alan Hansall, Bruce Jones, Jack P Shepherd, Kym Marsh and Alison King were all seen arriving at the cathedral prior.

Liz Dawn's funeral took place on Friday (6 October)

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The funeral details were announced by ITV last week so fans could pay their final respects, with many lining the streets outside the cathedral.

A private family committal took place following the Requiem Mass and Holy Communion Service which was conducted by Father Brendan Curley.

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Sally Dynevor and Michael Le Vell arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Sylvain and Samia Longchambon leaving Salford Cathedral after the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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David Neilson arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Jack P Shepherd leaving Salford Cathedral after the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Antony Cotton leaving Salford Cathedral after the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Helen Worth arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Connor McIntyre arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Georgia Taylor leaving Salford Cathedral after the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Kym Marsh leaving Salford Cathedral after the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Sam Aston leaving Salford Cathedral after the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Richard Hawley arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Jack P Shepherd arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Sally Ann Matthews arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Alison King arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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Andy Whyment arriving at Salford Cathedral for the funeral service of Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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An order of service ahead of the funeral service for Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn, real name Sylvia Ann Ibbetson, outside Salford Cathedral. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

Her family also requested that donations to both the British Lung Foundation and Breast Cancer Care UK were to be made in her honour.

Prior to her death, Liz had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), having previously suffered from emphysema, which she was diagnosed with in 2004.

Liz starred as Vera for more than 30 years, until the character’s death in 2008.

She did return for one memorable scene, playing her character’s ghost when her on-screen husband, Jack Duckworth, died in 2010.

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Coronation Street star Liz Dawn at Buckingham Palace after she received an MBE from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Dawn, who plays the Street's Vera Duckworth, received the honour for her charity work at hospitals in Manchester and Leeds. * A staunch royalist, she previously met the Queen when the monarch visited the Coronation Street set in 1982 and posed for a picture with the cast outside the Rovers Return. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

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British Actress Liz Dawn Star of the Granada TV soap 'Coronation Street'Seen at the launch of the British Digestive Foundation publication 'Calling Time on Peptic Ulcers'. (Photoshot/Getty Images) (credit:Photoshot via Getty Images)

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Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair meets Coronation Street actress Liz Dawn, after addressing Labour party members at the Lowry theatre, Salford Keys, Manchester, in advance of the fourth coming European elections. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

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Liz Dawn (credit:Rex/Shutterstock)

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Soap star, Liz Dawn (left), alias Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street and Birmingham City FC Managing Director, Karren Brady launch The Campaign Against Peptic Ulcers at the Wellington Pub in central London today (Wednesday). Both celebrities have suffered, but fully recoverd from the condition. More commonly known as stomach ulcers, it is a common complaint affecting one in ten people at some point in their life. Photo by Sean Dempsey/PA. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

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Coronation Street stars Bill Tarmey and Liz Dawn (Jack and Vera Duckworth) try to get some tips on how to win from a hotel employee in Las Vegas, the pair were on location shooting a special edition of the hit soap for video. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

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Bill Tarmey and Liz Dawn as Jack and Vera 31/05/1988 in TV series Coronation Street . (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) (credit:Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

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Superstar actress Joan Collins (right) teams up with Coronation Street's Jack (Bill Tarmey) and Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) in the soap's Christmas video. Joan, 64, makes a cameo appearance when Jack and Vera fly home from Las Vegas to London's Heathrow Airport. See PA story SHOWBIZ Collins. (C) Granada TV Bill Tarmey as Jack Duckworth and Liz Dawn as Vera Duckworth with Joan Collins. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

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BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Actress Liz Dawn attends a photo call for new waxworks of Coronation Street's Jack and Vera Duckworth unveiled at Madame Tussauds, Blackpool on March 26, 2014 in Blackpool, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images) (credit:Shirlaine Forrest via Getty Images)

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File photo dated 03/05/08 of Coronation street actress Liz Dawn with the Lifetime Achievements award at the British Soap Awards 2008. Liz Dawn, who played Vera Duckworth in the soap, has died, her family has said. (credit:PA Wire/PA Images)

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The cast of Coronation Street celebrate the Silver Jubilee on the Manchester set of the Granada TV programme. Episode One went out on December 9 1960. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

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