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.

13. Motorbike leathers 1980
Boys in black leathers with their Honda motorbike in Edinburgh, May 1980. Photo: Albert Jordan

14. Green Goddess at Redford 1980
A Green Goddess fire engine arrives at Redford barracks in Edinburgh in November 1980. Photo: Stan Warburton

15. Salvation Army hostel 1980
Exterior of the Salvation Army hostel at the foot of the Pleasance in Edinburgh, June 1980. Photo: George Smith

16. Shirley Bassey
Singer Shirley Bassey in rehearsal at the Playhouse theatre in Edinburgh, November 1980. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood