Scotland retro: 44 nostalgic photos to bring back memories of growing up in the 60s

From the classroom to fun at the circus, these nostalgic photos show what life was like growing up around Scotland in the 60s.

They take you back six decades, revealing how much has changed, from the cars we drove and the clothes we wore to the high street shops.

Even the playgrounds were different back then, with a few concrete drainage pipes all youngsters needed to have a whale of a time.

Some things never change, though, with children pictured having the time of their lives at the funfair, where they are seen riding the dodgems and the merry-go-round.

Meeting Santa at a lost department store, gazing at the fireworks through a wire fence, playing with tyres and ice skating on a frozen pond are among the other 60s childhood treats captured on camera in this retro photo gallery.

Perhaps you were one of the lucky youngsters who got to meet the boxing legend Muhammad Ali or the Queen when they came to town.

Or maybe you remember the old buses and trolleybuses, and the Christmas lights as they looked back then.

Do these photos bring back any happy memories for you? What do you miss most about the 60s?

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