A GRAND dame by day, a sultry beauty by night - York displays her bejewelled finery after dark.

The nightscape transforms the city as street lamps or floodlights lend an even greater grandeur to the historic buildings.

A time exposure eradicates the traffic but creates headlight streaks on our shot of the Minster taken from the city walls above Station Rise on New Year's Eve, 1977, while a star filter also adds drama to the night scene.

Copies of pictures from the past can be ordered from the Evening Press.

A print measuring 7x5 costs £5 with 50p postage and packing. A 10x7 costs £7 (50p p+p), or a 12x8 costs £10 (£1 p+p). Finally, a 16x10 costs £17, also with £1 p+p.

All sizes are approximate. Payment by cheque should be made to York & County Press then sent to Photographers, Evening Press, 76-86 Walmgate, York. YO1 9YN.

Alternatively, call photosales on 01904 567135.