Our photo gallery includes images of the bendy buses, a look at Sheffield Hallam University – then called Sheffield Polytechnic – and a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.
Do these pictures bring back good memories?
1. All aboard
A Clipper 'bendy bus' on Eyre Street. Photo: submit
2. Royal visit
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Town Hall, Pinstone Street, accompanied (right) by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Frank Prince in December 1986. Photo: Picture Sheffield
3. Weighing up your options
Coffee weighing for a customer at P. and J. Pollard tea and coffee dealers. Photo: Picture Sheffield
4. Building work underway
Construction of Orchard Square Shopping Centre showing Leopold Street (left) and Fargate and the Goodwin Fountain (centre) in June 1986. Photo: Picture Sheffield