They turn back the clock to 1999, a year which saw 29 Year 10 pupils Roundhay School take their GCSE maths exam a year early with 15 scoring grade A's and 4 A*. It was also a 12 months which saw the introduction of the Monet Garden - based upon the gardens planted by the impressionist at Giverny on the banks of the River Seine in France - at Roundhay Park. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the suburb and its residents. READ MORE: What remains of Roundhay Park’s 'open air swimming pool' that once attracted Leeds United players LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

13. Leeds in 1999
Apprentice gardener Chris Burnett surveys the water feature in the new Alhambra Gardens at Roundhay Park in July 1999. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

14. Roundhay in 1999
Ron Ginnely, assistant manager, admires the RNLI decorative display at Canal Gardens in June 1999 to mark the charity's 175th anniversary. | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley

15. Roundhay in 1999
Walkers make their way around Roundhay Park in October 1999 in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Week organised by Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Photo: Victor de Jesus/UNP

16. Roundhay in 1999
Roundhay High School headteacher Neil Clephan joins an art class in December 1999. | Peter Langford Photo: Peter Langford

17. Roundhay in 1999
Young Roundhay Tennis Club member Jeremy Homes (left) warms up will his coach Richard Palmer-Jones in January 1999. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

18. Roundhay in 1999
Roundhay school pupils Adam Spargo, Melissa Gilbert and Claire Walker who won medals at the Millennium Games in July 1999. | Peter Langford Photo: Peter Langford


