The Woolworth department store which used to occupy the site at the corner of West Register Street and Princes Street Edinburgh. Picture taken March 1982The Woolworth department store which used to occupy the site at the corner of West Register Street and Princes Street Edinburgh. Picture taken March 1982
The Woolworth department store which used to occupy the site at the corner of West Register Street and Princes Street Edinburgh. Picture taken March 1982

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1982 (Part 2)

A papal visit, Falklands War protests, bin strikes, destructive gales and a Rolling Stones concert – this was Edinburgh in 1982.
By David Mclean
Published 31st Jul 2020, 07:00 BST
Updated 10th Jun 2021, 20:44 BST

We’ve had a virtual rummage through the deep archives at the Evening News to bring you 17 more memories of the city in 1982.

Planning permission was granted for flats to be built on the site of the Holyrood Laundry at Lower London Road in december 1982.

5. Holyrood Laundry 1982

Planning permission was granted for flats to be built on the site of the Holyrood Laundry at Lower London Road in december 1982. Photo: George Smith

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Scaffolding in Rose Street was brought down by the wind when gales hit Edinburgh in March 1982.

6. Edinburgh gales 1982

Scaffolding in Rose Street was brought down by the wind when gales hit Edinburgh in March 1982. Photo: Bill Newton

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Windows are boarded up after the Regent Road Institute in Edinburgh was vandalised, February 1982.

7. Regent Road Institute vandalised 1982

Windows are boarded up after the Regent Road Institute in Edinburgh was vandalised, February 1982. Photo: Bill Newton

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Waverley station in Edinburgh is deserted during the British Rail strike of January 1982.

8. Waverley rail station deserted 1982

Waverley station in Edinburgh is deserted during the British Rail strike of January 1982. Photo: Bill Newton

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