In pictures: This is what Glasgow looked like in the 80s...

A wander down memory lane through our magnificent picture archives reveals how some areas have changed beyond recognition.

Here is a selection spanning the decade – do any of these spark memories for you?

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Copthorne Hotel, Glasgow 1986 (Image: Newsquest)

This amazing shot of the Copthorne Hotel on George Square in 1986 was taken during a refurbishment of the landmark building.

Now known as the Millennium Hotel, it has a rich history.

It was built between 1807 and 1818 and was known as the Queen’s Hotel when it was acquired by the North British Railway Company in 1903, according to Mitchell Library records.

Once home to shipping magnate and art collector William Burrell, it is the last remaining Georgian building in George Square.

British Rail sold the building in the 1980s when it became the Copthorne.

The striking conservatory was added during the 1986 renovation.

Princes Square, 1984 (Image: Newsquest)

Princes Square in Glasgow city centre is now a plush dining and retail centre, but this is what the Grade B-listed site looked like back in 1984.

Before it became a stunning shopping mall in 1988, the original buildings comprised a four-storey merchant square built in yellow sandstone and completed in 1841.

The then owner, James Campbell, was knighted by Queen Victoria and later became Lord Provost of Glasgow. In celebration of the birth of the Prince of Wales, later to become Edward VII, he named his new building Princes Square.

Chelsea Girl, Argyle Street, 1981 (Image: Newsquest)

Of all the lost, lamented shops in Glasgow, Chelsea Girl is probably at the top of the list for a legion of women who were teenage girls in the 80s.

This fashion boutique was the place to go for ra-ra skirts, Oddball jeans and more belts, beads and bangles than you could shake an 80s shoulder pad at.

It closed its doors in 1988, and became part of River Island, but its Argyle Street branch is pictured here in all its glory in 1981.

Boys on bikes, Firhill, 1985 (Image: Newsquest)

Glasgow is doing its best to get us all back on our bikes, with cycle lane investment and communal bikes popping up all over the city streets. Modern cycling kit is expensive, the gear is flashy, and most would not dare venture out without a helmet.

Life was much simpler for these boys back in 1985 - simply get on your bike, head to the canal, and spend hours mucking about in the fresh air.

Likewise, this bunch of lads playing football in the shadow of the Garthamlock and Craigend Water Towers.

Boys playing football in Garthamlock, 1981 (Image: Newsquest)

Historic Environment Scotland’s website explains the towers “are key examples from the unrivalled programme of reinforced concrete water tower construction in Glasgow and its environs during the 1950s and 60s".

The Garthamlock tower has the largest capacity tank in the UK, designed to hold one million gallons of water and is the tallest in Britain.

Dolphin bar, Partick, 1982 (Image: Newsquest)

A little piece of Partick history here in the shape of the Dolphin Bar and its neighbouring shops – the Kelvin Bakery, Western Valet Service, bookies and U Save fruit and veg. The Dolphin, pictured here in 1982, is still there.

And many people will recall when BHS was a fixture of Sauchiehall Street, bringing customers in through its doors for more than 50 years before it closed in 2016.

Various plans have been mooted for the site, but it remains empty.

What’s your favourite memory of Glasgow from the 80s? Get in touch to share your stories and photos.