You might remember it as the era of Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl and David Bowie’s Let’s Dance. But we are hoping to ring bells with a great selection of South Tyneside scenes from the early 1980s.
There are local faces galore in our nine photos from the Shields Gazette archives and that includes a performance of Annie Get Your Gun and some bellringers who had been going strong for 35 years.
There’s a golfing scene from Cleadon Hills and a reminder of the shops at The Nook in 1983. But don’t just take our word for it. Join us as we journey back four decades.
5. Soaring back to 1983
A recruitment exhibition in the foyer of the South Shields Central Library set up by the local 324 Squardon of the ATC based at Northfield Gardens. Pictured in 1983 are David McDermott, Sgt David Mitchell and Robert Coulson | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
6. Cleaning up in 1980
Cleansing Department workers Sid Duncan, Joe Quantrill and Larry Taylor posed for this shot in July 1980. Were you a part of the Keep Britain Tidy initiative back then? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
7. Teeing off in 1982
South Shields Golf Club's ladies captain Christine Bage tees off at Cleadon Hills club course in May 1982. Can you spot someone you know in this photo? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette
8. Shopping at The Nook
Hintons at The Nook in April 1983. Does this bring back happy memories? | SG Photo: Shields Gazette