The first year of the new decade was an eventful one in Edinburgh, with the last remnants of Portobello Power Station cleared by controlled explosion, a visit from Queen Elizabeth II, and a huge concert from Shirley Bassey – fresh from singing the theme to the James Bond film Moonraker the previous year – at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Take a look through our photo gallery for a nostalgic trip back to 1980 – and let us know your own memories in the comments section before you go.
17. Shirley Bassey
Singer Shirley Bassey in rehearsal at the Playhouse theatre in Edinburgh, November 1980. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
18. Former Grants site dump 1980
The site that formerly housed Grants department store in the High Street Edinburgh had become a rubbish dump and car park by September 1980. Photo: George Snith