From the redevelopment of the waterfront area to the closure of some major employers, the decade was a time of great social and economic change in Carrickfergus.
Join us in our time machine as we leave 2025 and take a look back at Carrick in the 1980s – let us know which photos surprised you the most.
9. Bygone Carrick
Many local residents recall shopping - or working - at the Carrickfergus branch of supermarket chain Stewarts, once a ubiquitous name in Northern Ireland before the company was bought over by Tesco. The site is now occupied by the DeCourcy Shopping Centre. Photo: Carrickfergus Museum
10. Bygone Carrick
A bustling West Street in the 1980s. Photo: Carrickfergus Museum
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