17 photos taking you back to Edinburgh in 1984 (Part 2)
Half a decade into the Thatcher era, the Capital was busy preparing to wave farewell to horse-drawn milk deliveries, toasting the opening of two exciting new shopping centres: Waverley Market and Cameron Toll, and welcoming a man who would turn out to be the last ever leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.
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1. Tollcross gap site
The gap site at Earl Grey Street/Lauriston Place, in the Tollcross area of Edinburgh, January 1984. Photo: George Smith
2. Co-op horse
St Cuthberts Co-op milkman Ronnie O'Connor and his milk horse Ben on their roundsas the sunrises over Edinburgh, January 1984 Photo: Ian Brand
3. Henry Robb protests
Workers from the Henry Robb shipyard occupied the premises kn January 1984 at Leith, in an attempt to prevent its closure. Photo: Stan Warburton
4. Snow on the pitch
Hearts football club's player-manager Alex Macdonald clears snow from the pitch at Tynecastle in January 1984. Photo: Denis Straughan