These 30 stunning photos capture wonderful 1980s life in Portsmouth

IT was a time when Back to the Future was on at the ABC cinema in Commercial Road, the Rudmore flyover and the Pyramids Centre were being built.

Also in this selection you will see a fire at The Tricorn, a couple of images of the aftermath of The Great Storm of 1987, the Fasnet Race, The Mary Rose in its cradle being brought ashore in 1982 and HMS Hermes returning from the Falklands and two royal visits.

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