Princess Diana and Prince Charles visit Craigroyston in Edinburgh, March 1983. Photographers capture the moment when the Princess of Wales is handed some lucky white heather by nine-year-old Malcolm Smith.Princess Diana and Prince Charles visit Craigroyston in Edinburgh, March 1983. Photographers capture the moment when the Princess of Wales is handed some lucky white heather by nine-year-old Malcolm Smith.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles visit Craigroyston in Edinburgh, March 1983. Photographers capture the moment when the Princess of Wales is handed some lucky white heather by nine-year-old Malcolm Smith.

17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1983 (Part 2)

Nineteen-eighty three in Edinburgh was marked by job cuts, protests, general election canvassing, a visit from Charles and Diana, Hearts’ return to the top flight, and a David Bowie concert.
By David Mclean
Published 16th Sep 2020, 16:30 BST
Updated 10th Jun 2021, 20:44 BST

We’ve had a deep dig through the archives at the Evening News to bring you 17 more memories of the Capital as it was in 1983.

Scottish writer Alasdair Gray in Edinburgh, February 1983.

5. Alasdair Gray 1983

Scottish writer Alasdair Gray in Edinburgh, February 1983. Photo: Alan Macdonald

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Young dancer Shili Sengupta, in traditional dress, from the Bangladesh Samity in Edinburgh, April 1983.

6. Bangladeshi dancer Shili Sengupta 1983

Young dancer Shili Sengupta, in traditional dress, from the Bangladesh Samity in Edinburgh, April 1983. Photo: Alex Brown

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Forty women held a fast at the Mound in Edinburgh in support of the 44 women from Greenham Common peace camp on trial in February 1983.

7. Greenham Common supporters 1983

Forty women held a fast at the Mound in Edinburgh in support of the 44 women from Greenham Common peace camp on trial in February 1983. Photo: Alan Macdonald

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The sludge vessel MV Gardyloo,arrives at Leith docks in May 1983.

8. Gardyloo at Leith docks 1983

The sludge vessel MV Gardyloo,arrives at Leith docks in May 1983. Photo: Albert Jordan

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