Anyone who lives in Islington knows that the borough isn’t exactly what its reputation suggests.
Here we’ve picked out nine pictures that do not tell the story of this great borough in the 1980s by any means, but do capture of snapshots of unique moments and everyday life.
They may spark memories and if you’ve got your own amazing photos, do share them with us at [email protected].
From working at the checkout, to pop stars dropping in, to sporting success here are nine images of 1980s Islington in north London:
1. Islington in the 1980s
We pick out nine pictures from the archives of Islington in the 1980s.
2. Supermarket
A supermarket checkout in Islington in 1980. Photo: Evening Standard/Getty Images
3. Tina Turner
Okay, Holborn Studios is just over the boundary in Hackney but Tina Turner was at the height of her magnificence when she was photographed there on May 16 1985. Photo: Steve Rapport/Getty Images
4. 1980
Snack bar manageress Sylvia Barber outside the King's Head pub in Upper Street on June 23 1980. The food menu is priced in pre-decimal currency, which had not officially been used in Britain since 1971. Photo: Stuart Clarke/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images