I found 15 views of Newcastle in the 1980s - streets, cars, buses and people galore for you to recognise

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 26th Sep 2025, 12:00 GMT

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.

The wooden bridge at Scotswood Road in a view from 1981, courtesy of the Newcastle Photo Archive. | Newcastle Photo Library