It's time to wind back the clock to the 1980s once again, for the final gallery in this series of old photographs.
Over the past couple of months, we've displayed hundreds of photos from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and now the 1980s. If you missed the previous galleries, there are links at the foot of this article.
In the next few weeks, we will be launching a new series of galleries, so watch this space! Until then, don't forget that we also run old photos and stories every Monday in our history section.
One last note... A few people have asked why all these photos are black and white, even though colour film was widely available in the 1980s. The answer is that even then, most newspapers (including The Evening Press) printed only in black and white. In our case, the change came when we moved to our new Walmgate printing press, and there are a few colour photos included below.
1986 - Headmaster Eric Saunders, in bowler hat, and teacher Steven Aston, in mortar board, patrol the playground at Knavesmire Primary School
1986 - The new Coppergate Centre
1986 - York City keeper Andy Leaning saves at the feet of Liverpool's Ian Rush in an FA Cup fifth round replay at Anfield. City put up a tremendous fight before losing 3-1 in extra time to the eventual double-winners.
1986 - Mrs Doris Whiting with some of the exotic foods available at her shop in Clifton
1986 - The Dean of York the Very Rev John Southgate tops out the roof of the Minster's South Transept, as the post-fire restoration work continues
1986 - Another shot from the Minster, during the lengthy restoration
1986 - Children from Elvington school visiting Shepherd Homes' Beck Farm housing development
1986 - Berwick Kaler and David Leonard in the Theatre Royal pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk
1987 - York's historic carriageworks, on the day it was announced 500 jobs would be axed
1987 - Parliament Street
1987 - Layerthorpe Bridge
1987 - Conservative Conal Gregory campaigns on the General Election trail
1987 - Rowntree Wharf
1988 - Archaeologists at the Queen's Hotel site on the corner of Micklegate and Skeldergate. It was believed the site could hold York's Roman Forum but the development was allowed to continue before archaeologists could do more digging.
1988 - Inside Bettys in St Helen's Square
1988 - Apprentices to the fore as Mr John Cleather, general manager, salutes the workforce at Vickers Instruments,York, on winning two Queen's Awards
1988 - A Dalek brings traffic to a standstill in Tower Street
1988 - Work in Walmgate, ahead of The Evening Press's relocation from Coney Street
1988 - The Tesco store in Piccadilly
1988 - The Queen in Deangate, when the Minster South Transept was re-opened.
1988 - Fulford School choir is put through its paces with soloist Matthew Taylor (centre) and music teacher Les Floater
1988 - York Ladies RLFC
1988 - View from the Coppergate Centre, showing the River Foss and the Castle Museum. The scaffolder's man on the tiles is Mr Ronnie Hayward of the Buck Inn, Rufforth
1988 - Top cyclists set out from the Eye of York for the second leg of the Kellogg's tour, a gruelling 110 miles to Manchester
1988 - The Rose and Crown amateur rugby league team
1988 - York production workers, from left, Mrs Veronica Norman, Mrs Angela Speck and Mrs Catherine Harriss, during the Hands Off Rowntree Campaign.
1988 - The Hands Off Rowntree Campaign reaches Parliament.
1988 - Members of the Cock and Bottle football team in Skeldergate
1989 - York City FC's 1989/90 squad
1989 - Looking down the Foss, alongside Foss Islands Road
1989 - Coney Street, with the old Evening Press office on the right
1989 - Peter Heels (right) pictured with some of his staff operating the computers at York Jobcentre
1989 - Princess Alexandra opens the new Evening Press HQ in Walmgate
1989 - Hats off to the closure of Deangate from the pupils of the Minster School in York
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Previous galleries
- 22 pics of York in the 1950s
- 22 more pics of York in the 1950s
- 34 pics of York in the early-mid 1960s
- 55 pics of York in the mid-late 1960s
- 53 pics of York in the early 1970s
- 37 pics of York in the mid-1970s
- 39 pics of York in the late 1970s
- 26 pics of York in 1980-1981
- 21 pics of York in 1982-1983
- 24 pics of York in 1984-1985
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