Before the internet, before iPhones, before Facebook likes, endless retweets, selfies, reality shows, the cult of celebrity, and safe places, there was the 1980s.It was a time of BMXs, hair gel, ski jackets, Sony Walkmans, Pac-Man, Fraggle Rock, ET, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Shell Suits, Marty McFly, ZX Spectrums, VHS and Betamax, fluorescent socks, and, of course, Rubik cubes. It’s a time when Mardy FC was crowned Division Two champions. Here’s an old photo of them for your viewing pleasure. It’s less Duran Duran and more Auf Wiedersehen Pet but the vibe is definitely the designer decade!Pictured are M.Skinner, J. Dunstan, G.S. Davies, H. Vaughan, G. Hicks, G. Mylum, M. Brimble, R. Wedlock, M. Powell, S. Stephens, B. Bates, S. Wilks, and S. Cantle. (Pic supplied )

When the rains fall, the levy breaks, and you can't make your way down the street without a boat, there's no point in getting all hot and bothered about it, as these casual gents posing in Monmouth's St Thomas' Square during the flood of 1889 poignantly prove. So the next time things get a little elemental, why not take advantage of the situation to stand proudly erect in a boat or perch languidly on an iconic monument for posterity? Gentlemen, we salute you! (Pic supplied )

Some names suggest not so much a person but a force of nature. Think, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Horatio Nelson, and a little closer to home, Christmas Harold Hubert Evans.Christmas was a hairdresser and tobacconist in Lydney. He's pictured here in the year of our lord 1969, outside his premises in Newerne Street, which he had run since 1928.Christmas was also a football pools collector,(that's what we did before online gambling kids!) and used to travel every Tuesday evening around the Forest of Dean’s pubs and clubs to collect coupons from punters who were feeling lucky.Christmas later sold his premises to a consortium and continued trading from Regent Street until his retirement. (Pic supplied )