Today, we’re looking back in Edinburgh as it was in 1981 – to see just how much Auld Reekie has changed in 44 years.
Take a look through our picture gallery for a nostalgic journey back to 1981 – and let us know what you remember best about it in the comments section before you go.

1. Edinburgh in 1981 - photo gallery
Scroll through our photo gallery for a nostalgic journey back to Edinburgh in 1981. Photo: Third Party

2. FMC Meats
FMC (Meat) Ltd's Slaughterhouse at Gorgie Edinburgh Taken in 1981. Photo: HAMISH CAMPBELL

3. Royal Mile gap site 1981
A gap site behind the Richard Demarco Gallery on Edinburgh's Royal Mile September 1981. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood

4. YOP demonstration
Young unemployed people demonstrate outside St Andrew's House in Edinburgh about the Youth Opportunities Programme (June 1981) Photo: Denis Straughan