Back in 1981, there was plenty of change in the city of Edinburgh as the nation settled into an economically uncertain new decade.
A number of city institutions – among them the RW Forsyth department store on Princes Street, the Ritz Cinema on Rodney Street and jewellers Abbott of Greyfriars, sadly closed their doors. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom, as our photos show.
Take a look through our picture gallery to see 18 snapshots of Edinburgh in 1981.
13. Royal Wedding beacon Calton Hill 1981
Crowds gathered on Calton Hill Edinburgh to watch the beacon lit on the Observatory to celebrate the Royal Wedding in July 1981. Photo: Alan Macdonald
14. FMC Meats
FMC (Meat) Ltd's Slaughterhouse at Gorgie Edinburgh Taken in 1981. Photo: HAMISH CAMPBELL
15. Pilton children playing 1981
Children playing in the street at West Pilton Circus in Edinburgh, June 1981. Photo: Alan Macdonald
16. YOP demonstration
Young unemployed people demonstrate outside St Andrew's House in Edinburgh about the Youth Opportunities Programme (June 1981) Photo: Denis Straughan