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Edwin Ridsdale Tate L.R.I.B.A (1862–1922) was a British antiquary, artist and architect based in
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Life

Tate was born in York, where his birth was registered in the
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sub-district. For a time, he worked for local architectural firm R. Gould and C. Fisher. Before returning to York, he also worked in London and Carlisle. In 1916, he married Mary Louise Elsworth Wray at
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,
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. He died in York, and his death was registered in the East York district.


Architecture

The buildings for which Tate is best known are an
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attached to
All Saints' Church, North Street, York All Saints' Church is a Church of England parish church on North Street, York, North Yorkshire. The church is a Grade I listed building. History The earliest part of the church is the nave dating from the 12th century. The arcades date from ...
(1910) and the
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(1912). Both were built of
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. Following the construction of the
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he collaborated with Walter Harvey-Brook in founding and shaping the Museum of Medieval Architecture beneath it in 1912. He was a licentiate member of the
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Ridsdale Tate.E. 1929. ''The Charm of St. Mary's Abbey and the Architectural Museum, York''. York: Yorkshire Philosophical Society. pp1


Panoramic drawings (1915)

In 1915 Tate was commissioned by David Leith Presley, editor of the ''York Herald'' newspaper, to draw a panoramic bird’s eye view of York as it looked in the 15th century. This was to celebrate the 20,000th copy of the ''York Gazette'', and was published in that newspaper on 18 May 1915. Tate’s pen and ink drawing showed the city with its castle and water-filled moat, and more than 40 churches within the city walls, and captured something of what the city would have looked like during its medieval heyday, including *
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: Apart from two ferries, the medieval Ouse Bridge was the only river crossing for many centuries. The bridge survived until 1809 when it was demolished to make way for a new bridge which is still in use in today. The old bridge had shops, houses and other establishments built upon it. These included the ancient Chapel of St. William, the Council Chamber, the City Gaol and a Public Convenience. * The castle area, which shows
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. * The Priory of the Holy Trinity, which was until the
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the second largest religious community in York, after the Abbey of St Mary, *
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viewed from the Clementhorpe area. Edwin Ridsdale Tate was asked to prepare sketches of educational institutions in York, including
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Publications

* 1924. ''With Dickens in Yorkshire'' * 1929. ''The Charm of St. Mary's Abbey and the Architectural Museum, York''. York: Yorkshire Philosophical Society


References


External links


His work at All Saints', North Street, York
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tate, E. Ridsdale 1862 births 1922 deaths Artists from York Architects from Yorkshire Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society