RECOGNISE any of these scenes? They're all in York, yes: but not a York anyone living now has ever seen.

These wonderful drawings were made by the 19th century artist Edwin Ridsdale Tate, and they offer a window on York's past.

They were supplied to Yesterday Once More by local historian Peter Stanhope, who has been researching Ridsdale Tate for more than 20 years.

The first drawing, Peter tells us, shows the old Castle Mills Bridge - but what is the grand house standing where St Geoge's Field now is?

The second drawing shows a view of Cliffords Tower and Castlegate Postern, which dates to 1831, apparently.

The view, Peter says, is looking towards where Tower Street now is, seen through the postern archway.

Thirdly, there is Ridsdale Tate's drawing of the Old Layerthorpe Bridge over the River Foss at Peaseholme.

The drawing shows the scene as it was in 1821 and shows Layerthorpe Postern, the distant Minster central tower, and the closer St Cuthbert's Church, in Peaseholm Green.

Below that is a picture of Mucky Peg Lane (now Finkle Street) as seen from Back Swinegate in 1887.

The large, half-timbered building which dominates the picture was torn down long ago to build the Elim chapel, which was recently converted into the Biltmore Bar and Grill.

The final picture is of the old St Maurice's Church, in Monkgate, which was demolished to make way for a more modern St Maurice's in the late 1800s.

This was in turn demolished in the 1960s to make way for the DHSS offices and the widening of Lord Mayor's Walk at the traffic lights. The view is looking towards the Minster with the Tap & Spile pub seen on the left.

Peter Stanhope will be giving a repeat of his popular lecture on the life and works of Edwin Ridsdale Tate on October 5 at the National Centre For Early Music, in Walmgate, York.

Tickets, priced £7.50 each, are available from Peter, on 01904 471800.

The drawings of Mucky Peg Lane and the old Castle Mills Bridge are reproduced from the Evelyn Collection courtesy of the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society.