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: 33 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Apprentice gardener Chris Burnett surveys the water feature in the new Alhambra Gardens at Roundhay Park in July 1999.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNTRjNWRkLTZjYmEtNDczMi04MThhLTNlMWZjMjhmOGNjYTo3YzBjYzY2OS1mMTJlLTRhMjYtODI0My03ZWI0ZDk1ZDY0YTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Leeds in 1999
Apprentice gardener Chris Burnett surveys the water feature in the new Alhambra Gardens at Roundhay Park in July 1999.Photo: Mel Hulme
![Ron Ginnely, assistant manager, admires the RNLI decorative display at Canal Gardens in June 1999 to mark the charity's 175th anniversary.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk3MWJkNGJlLTI2OTItNDM4Yi1hMzMyLWRjYWJiZWIyZjdiZTo3ODVmNmQwYy0xM2E1LTQyMGQtYTRkMC0yM2NlMzIwMzI0ZmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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.Photo: Graham Lindley
![Walkers make their way around Roundhay Park in October 1999 in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Week organised by Imperial Cancer Research Fund.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIyMzNlNjYzLTc3NjYtNDBkOS1iNjdlLWY1N2IxZDVlMjM2Mjo5OTdjNmRkZC1jNzhjLTQ4YzctYWQ0OS1lZTA4ZDhlN2I5ZDA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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
![Roundhay High School headteacher Neil Clephan joins an art class in December 1999.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMwMjU1NGQzLTA2N2EtNDI0MS1hNjAzLTljNGQ1NGQ2M2VmYzozOTBhYjZlMy1hODUyLTQzMzAtODY5Zi03MWMzZWZiNDljNWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. Roundhay in 1999
Roundhay High School headteacher Neil Clephan joins an art class in December 1999.Photo: Peter Langford
![Enjoy these photo memories from around Roundhay in 1999. PIC: Bruce Rollinson](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhmMTQ3OGFjLTk3OWMtNDk1NS04MTg1LWJlZjYxMjcwMWIwNDpjM2I5OWU4YS1hMDc0LTQ5MjktOWMxYy0yZDI1Yzc2MTNmNzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
17. Roundhay and Oakwood
Enjoy these photo memories from around Roundhay in 1999. PIC: Bruce RollinsonPhoto: Bruce Rollinson
![Young Roundhay Tennis Club member Jeremy Homes (left) warms up will his coach Richard Palmer-Jones in January 1999.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ1YWY3NTI4LWI5YTQtNDczYy04NDQ1LTEyYTRlMGU4YzUzYjpmZTE5NzE2NC1kMjM4LTQyZTEtYTBlZC1kMTk4ZDI5YjEzYjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
18. Roundhay in 1999
Young Roundhay Tennis Club member Jeremy Homes (left) warms up will his coach Richard Palmer-Jones in January 1999.Photo: James Hardisty