Here are 15 photos showing December shoppers in Norwich from the 1950s until the 2010s.
Can you spot yourself or a relative?
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Ladies making most of a department store's sales on December 31, 1955 (Image: Newsquest)
People browsing a fruit and veg stall on Norwich Market on December 16, 1967 (Image: Newsquest)
Late night shoppers beneath the St Stephens Street lights on December 11, 1968 (Image: Newsquest)
Christmas trade on the market back in 1971 (Image: Newsquest)
St Stephens Street filled with sales seekers in 1982 (Image: Newsquest)
Rampant Horse Street filled with sales seekers in December 1989 (Image: Newsquest)
Crowds gather in St Stephen's Street on December 18, 1993 (Image: Newsquest)
Rosemary Larner, from Gorleston, after a day shopping in the city in 1993 (Image: Newsquest)
Gentleman's Walk pictured here in December 1995 (Image: Newsquest)
A mother and son Christmas shopping for toys in Langleys in November 2000 (Image: Newsquest)
A last minute late-night trip on December 20, 2001 (Image: Simon Finlay)
More last-minute shoppers on December 20, 2008 (Image: Newsquest)
A close-up shot from December 14, 2008 (Image: Antony Kelly)
Gentleman's Walk on December 11, 2010 (Image: Adrian Judd)
More flock to the city on December 17, 2019 (Image: Antony Kelly)
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