15 views of Newcastle in the 1980s including local shops and the places you played

It was 45 years ago when all of these busy Newcastle scenes were happening and here is your chance to relive them once more.

Perhaps you were pictured playing on demolition sites in Arthurs Hill or Thorpe Street.

Maybe you were on camera in Barrington Place or Stanton Street.

We have these and many more images courtesy of the excellent Newcastle Photo Archive which is an online database filled with thousands of images.

Enjoy the trip back to 1980.

9. Arthurs Hill

A youngster plays among the rubble of a demolition site at Arthurs Hill in this photo from 1980. | Newcastle Photo Archive

Houses in Beaconsfield Street get our attention in this photo from 1980. | Newcastle Photo Archive

A Thorpe Street demolition site makes a great playground for these Newcastle youngsters in 1980. | Newcastle Photo Archive

Going to the paper shop in Stanton Street 45 years ago. Tell us if you remember when the area looked like this. | Newcastle Photo Archive