It was the year of the Manchester Airport disaster, the release of The Smiths' Meat is Murder album, and Manchester United's FA Cup triumph.

Many of you will recall Manchester in 1985 - it's not that long ago in the grand scheme of things, but you might be surprised at how different the city looked back just over three short decades ago.

Manchester council's Local Image Collection is a treasure trove of images which help give us an insight into how the city was in 1985 - browse through some of their pictures in the gallery above.

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