23 nostalgic Newcastle photos to take you back to 1985, 1986 & 1987

Let's take a look at what life was like in Newcastle in the late 1980s.

What were you doing in Newcastle in the mid-to-late 1980s?

Were you spending time in pubs that are no longer with us? Or did you spend your summer at The Hoppings like so many people still do to this day.

Here we have 23 incredible photos showing what life was like nearly forty years ago, courtesy of Newcastle Libraries. How much do you recognise?

Did you spend time on the Tuxedo Princess? Or did you see Kenneth Branagh at the Royal Shakespeare Company exhibition in the city centre?

Have a scroll through the photos and let us know what you remember.

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