Rubbish in Cockburn Street in Edinburgh during the dustmen's strike in 1982. Familiar shops of yesteryear include Orphan Annie's and Ground Control.Rubbish in Cockburn Street in Edinburgh during the dustmen's strike in 1982. Familiar shops of yesteryear include Orphan Annie's and Ground Control.
Rubbish in Cockburn Street in Edinburgh during the dustmen's strike in 1982. Familiar shops of yesteryear include Orphan Annie's and Ground Control.

Eighties Edinburgh: 17 photos of Edinburgh in 1982, including Rolling Stones gig and Pope John Paul II visit

Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart

Lifestyle Editor

Published 18th Dec 2023, 19:40 GMT
A Rolling Stones gig at The Playhouse, a visit from Pope John Paul II, bin strikes and Falklands War protests – these are just some memories of Edinburgh life back in 1982.

We’ve trawled through the Evening News picture archives to bring you 17 memories of the Capital from 41 years ago.

Take a look through our picture gallery for a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

The mess and bar of the Territorial Army centre in Colinton, Edinburgh, June 1982.

9. Colinton TA centre interior 1982

The mess and bar of the Territorial Army centre in Colinton, Edinburgh, June 1982. Photo: Jack Crombie

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Presenter Keith Chegwin chats to some children from Edinburgh Theatre Workshop when the Swap Shop television programme is filmed at Calton Hill in February 1982.

10. Cheggers at Calton Hill

Presenter Keith Chegwin chats to some children from Edinburgh Theatre Workshop when the Swap Shop television programme is filmed at Calton Hill in February 1982. Photo: Bill Stout

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Mulhearn's Garden centre at Colinton Road/Holy Corner, Edinburgh, May 1982.

11. Mulhearn's garden centre 1982

Mulhearn's Garden centre at Colinton Road/Holy Corner, Edinburgh, May 1982. Photo: Bill Newton

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Astronomer Patrick Moore at Blackford observatory in Edinburgh to promote his book The Unfolding Universe in June 1982.

12. Patrick Moore at Blackford observatory 1982

Astronomer Patrick Moore at Blackford observatory in Edinburgh to promote his book The Unfolding Universe in June 1982. Photo: Alex Brown

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