During the decade the town received its first visit from the Queen, when the royal train pulled into Vauxhall Station prior to a visit to the town before heading to Lowestoft.
But the Queen wasn't the only celebrity to visit Yarmouth in the 1980s, with Eurovision legends Bucks Fizz performing in 1989, John Prescott visiting in 1988 with Cannon and Ball having arrived in 1981.
The town even starred on the small screen in 1988, when the Wish You Were Here team turned up to spotlight the town's tourism potential.
In 1985, the town's Debenhams department store - formerly Arnolds - closed down and Market Gates rose to popularity having opening in 1976.
Bucks Fizz perform for fans in Great Yarmouth in April 1989. (Image: Archant Library)
Great Yarmouth market shot at night shot in 1988 (Image: Archant)
John Prescott in Great Yarmouth on June 30, 1988. (Image: Archant)
John Carter in Great Yarmouth for Wish You Were Here. (Image: Archant)
Vogue on Regent Road in Great Yarmouth in 1988 before it was pedestrianised. (Image: Archant 2021)
Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth ll came to Great Yarmouth-the first visit to the town by a reigning monarch since 1916. Dated August 1985 Photograph C10731 (Image: Archant)
Great Yarmouth's Empire cinema in 1988. (Image: Archant)
Rolly Poly's at Great Yarmouth Marina Centre in 1988. (Image: Archant Library)
Queues at the Market Gates bus stop in Great Yarmouth on November 14, 1985. (Image: Archant Library)
Closing down sale at Debenhams, King Street, Great Yarmouth. Date: Oct 1985. Picture: Archant Library (Image: Archant Library)
The opening of Yarmouth's Pleasure Beach for Easter and the 1981 season. (Image: Archant)
Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon of Cannon and Ball perform at Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth in 1981. Picture: Archant Library (Image: Archant Library)
Madness ride the rollercoaster at the Pleasure Beach (Image: Archant Library)
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus Water Spectacular in 1982. (Image: Archant)
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