It was the year Nipper buses hit the streets of Sheffield for the first time, while crowds gathered to protest as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited the city.
These photos capture life in Sheffield in 1983 and show how much has changed over the last four decades.
The lost shops and restaurants pictured include British Home Stores, Debenhams and Wimpy. Napoleon's casino, Romeo & Juliet nightclub and pubs including Steptoe's in High Green and Shakespeare's on the outskirts of Sheffield city centre also feature in this retro photo gallery.
30. Debenhams
A sale at Debenhams department store, ion The Moor, Sheffield, in December 1983. The store opened in 1965 when it was trading as Pauldens. It traded as Pauldens of Sheffield until 1973, when it was rebranded as Debenhams. | Sheffield Newspapers
31. Dancing round the maypole
Children of Hucklow First School, Firth Park, Sheffield, dancing round the maypole before an audience of parents in the schoolyard, in May 1983 | Sheffield Newspapers