Leeds Lord Mayor's Parade started in the early 1970s and enjoyed a three decade stint until its demise in the late 1990s. These photos turn back the clock to its heyday in the 1970s. Did you join in with the celebrations? READ MORE: Fantastic photos of Leeds city centre during the 1970s | 18 memories from the Leeds Lord Mayor's Parade during the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![Children lining The Headrow wave their flags. They include Simon and Sarah Finlay, and Pamela Waterman.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE1ODEzMTIy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. June 1974
Children lining The Headrow wave their flags. They include Simon and Sarah Finlay, and Pamela Waterman.
![Miss Leeds Metro on a float.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE1ODEzMTIz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![The parade makes its way to the Leeds Civic Hall.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE1ODEzMTI0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![The Leeds Metropolitan Foster Care Association float.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE1ODEzMTI1.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Six-year-old Ann Marie O'Toole on the Woodhouse Community Association float.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE1ODEzMTI2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. June 1978
Six-year-old Ann Marie O'Toole on the Woodhouse Community Association float.
![Michele Roberts on the Services Domestic Applicances float.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTE1ODEzMTI3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)