Temple Works
Former flax mill and listed building in Holbeck, West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former flax mill in Leeds. It is not to be confused with Temple Mills.
Temple Works is a former flax mill in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was designed by the engineer James Coombe a former pupil of John Rennie;[2] the painter David Roberts; and the architect Joseph Bonomi the Younger. It was built in the Egyptian Revival style for the industrialist John Marshall between 1836 and 1840 to contain a 240 horsepower double-beam engine by Benjamin Hick[1] (B. Hick and Sons). Temple Works is the only Grade I listed building in Holbeck.[3]
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Flax | |
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Architectural style | Egyptian |
Structural system | Largest single room in the world when built |
Location | Holbeck, Leeds |
Construction | |
Built | 1836 |
Employees | 2600 (1840) |
Decommissioned | 1886 |
Floor count | 1 |
Main contractor | Marshall and Co. |
Design team | |
Architect | Joseph Bonomi the Younger |
Structural engineer | James Coombe |
Other designers | David Roberts |
Power | |
Date | 1840 |
Engine maker | B. Hick and Sons |
Engine type | Two-cylinder beam engine |
Valve Gear | Double-ended slide valves |
rpm | 19 |
Installed horse power (ihp) | 240 |
Flywheel diameter | 26ft (7.9m)[1] |
No. of looms |
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Other Equipment | 7,000 spindles |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
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