Today, we’re looking back in Edinburgh as it was in 1980 – to see just how much Scotland’s capital city has changed in 44 years.
It was an eventful year, that’s for sure. In 1980, Portobello Power Station went up in smoke by controlled explosion, Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit to the city, and Welsh singing superstar Shirley Bassey – fresh from singing the theme to the James Bond film Moonraker the previous year – played a huge sell out show at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Scroll through our picture gallery for a nostalgic trip back to 1980 – and let us know your own memories in the comments section before you go.

5. South Bridge primary school 1980
Exterior of South Bridge primary school behind James Thin book shop in Infirmary Street Edinburgh, January 1980. Photo: Crauford Tait

6. Tiffany's disco exterior
Exterior of Tiffany's discoteque in St Stephen Street, Stockbridge Edinburgh in November 1980. The nightclub sadly burned down a decade later. Photo: Ian Brand

7. Auntie's new Scottish HQ
The site for the new (unbuilt) BBC Scotland broadcasting centre and hotel at Greenside in Edinburgh, September 1980. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood

8. City Art Centre
Exterior of the City Art Centre, which opened as an art gallery/exhibition centre in 1980 after a complete interior renovation, having been a fruit and vegetable warehouse previously. Photo: Stan Warburton