 Facade of the Temple Works office block | |
| Flax | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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]
- ^ a b Graham, Stanley (2009). Steam Engine Research Resources. Lulu.com. p. 3. ISBN 978-1409290094.
- ^ Percy, Sholto (July 1835). Nursey, Perry Fairfax (ed.). "On Railways. By John Herapath, Esq. No. VII. Sir John Rennie's Railway to Brighton and Shoreham". Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ... 23: 308. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Holbeck Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). leeds.gov.uk. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2020.