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

13. Great Yorkshire Show
Gordon Horrock puts an arm on Michael Bryant as the pair walk alongside a 1923 Fowler Steam Roller. It was being used to lay a new road at the Great Yorkshire Showground. | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight

14. Leeds United
Members from the Vine branch of the Leeds United supporters club attach their banner to the fencing before the friendly against VFL Wolfsburg in Germany. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom

15. Roundhay Park
Leeds City Council Tennis Development Officer Matt Breese watches Vicky Dobrowolska practice her serves at a summer camp. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson

16. Roundhay
More than 700 former pupils of Roundhay Girls School attended a re-union at Roundhay High. Pictured is Margaret Lee the school's headmistress from 1958 to 1972 meeting former pupils. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

17. Enjoyed this gallery?
Share your memories of Leeds in August 1998 with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding


