The annual summer event was held at Roundhay Park in the city and attracted thousands of visitors for the August jamboree since the 1970s. Brass bands, majorettes and parachute displays as well as a funfair and a classic car rally were among the attractions. 1999 prompted a split between the organisers leading to the launch of the New Leeds Show on the five acre site. READ MORE: 16 of the best photos take you back to Leeds in 1995 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
13. 1997
Visitors to Leeds Show in August 1997 find the shady side of a marquee a good resting place to escape the heat of the sunshine. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
14. 1997
Nine-year-old Kay Woolhouse from Farsley among the begonias at Leeds Show. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
15. 1997
Equipped with sun hat and ice lolly, 20-month-old Charlotte Dibb from Whinmoor keeps her cool. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
16. 1997
Nineteen-month-old Fraser Timlin and his dad David survey the Leeds Show framed by the propeller of a Spitfire, one of the RAF's display aircraft at the show. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
17. 1997
Moira Chippindale and her daughter Sally, five, from Oakwood, admire a floral display by Headingley Flower Club. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker
18. 1998
A bird's eye view of Leeds Shpw on Roundhay Park in August 1998. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty