The main photo highlights the precarious low water level at Roundhay Park’s Waterloo Lake in August 1998 as a city melted in the ice cream heat. It is one of 16 photo memories, plucked from the YEP archive, charting the 31 days in the life of your city and its residents. It was a month which also featured Leeds International Pool being named as one of six new centres for professional swimmers and pupils of a former all girls high school in the city meeting up for a reunion. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
1. Roundhay Park
This aerial view of the Roundhay Park lake showing low water levels. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
2. Leeds city centre
The Lord Mayor of Leeds Coun Graham Kirkland visited the site of the new Stakis Club on Westgate. He is pictured with croupiers, from left, Nicky Garnett, Becky Slack, Rachael Baxter and Catherine Ogden. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
3. Leeds in August 1998
Spartrack, a nationwide initiative to encourage children to become involved in athletics was held at South Leeds Stadium. Photo: Justin Lloyd
4. Rothwell
It proved a bad day of the office for this driver after his tanker overturned on the roundabout outside Rothwell Sports Centre. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
5. Roundhay Park
An aerial photo from Leeds Show held at Roundhay Park. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
6. Crossgates
This is John Foster works manager at Optare on Austhorpe Road, holding a time capsule dated 1942. Its contents were discovered in the wall of a building that contractors were knocking down. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty