A nostalgic look at the UEA in Norwich through the decades

Built in the 1960s and visited by Queen Elizabeth twice - the Norwich university has been a beacon for some of the world's smartest minds ever since.

Take a look and see if you can remember it as it was then.

The UEA being built - the 20-ton, 131 ft crane later fell over in freak 90mph wind, March 12, 1966 (Image: Newsquest)

An aerial view of UEA being built in 1966 (Image: Newsquest)

Nearing the end of final construction, August 7, 1967 (Image: Newsquest)

The UEA bookshop, January 22, 1973 (Image: Newsquest)

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A chess competition held at the university in 1976 featured a prominent Hungarian grandmaster (Image: Newsquest)

UEA students on the terraces in March 1982 (Image: Newsquest)

Law class, 1985 (Image: Newsquest)

The Royal Family visits the UEA, 1988 (Image: Archant Library)

The opening of a physics lab, April 1989 (Image: Newsquest)

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A degree ceremony at the UEA in July 1991 (Image: Newsquest)

UEA students, February 1993 (Image: Newsquest)

Queen Elizabeth opens and names a new building at the UEA in 1994 (Image: Newsquest)

Robbie Williams performs at the UEA on October 1, 1997 (Image: Newsquest)

The swimming pool at the newly built Sportspark nears completion, 1999 (Image: Newsquest)

The UEA, 2000 (Image: Newsquest)