The Barbican Centre's First Birthday: 1983

Inside the booklet, the introduction reflects back on the year just gone.

It says that 3,000 people attended the opening night event, and 1.5 million people visited the Centre across the first year.

And those people ate nearly 10,000 baps and drank 8,300 cases of wine (!).

This double spread looks back at the events and guests of the Barbican's first year.

Including a photo of the time the Barbican hosted sheepdog trials on the terrace.

Another item from the Archive collection gives us some unusual insights into the Barbican's first year.

This is an internal memo from 1983, describing all the lost property found during the Barbican's first year.

Including the largest item (a filing cabinet), the smallest (a diamond)

the most valuable (a mink coat) and the most unusual (a four foot long wooden spoon and fork).

One lady's handbag was lost, and found, twice on the same day.