Temple Mill, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Temple Mill was built as a Flax spinning mill in 1838-43 by Ignatious Bonomi the younger of Durham, for John Marshall and Company. The building represents the height of the Marshall Mills flax business in Leeds and had acquired a legendary reputation within a few years of its construction. The Egyptian design has been attributed to the Egyptologist Joseph Bonomi, the architect's brother, Egypt having an important flax industry in the ancient world.

Location

West Yorkshire Leeds

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

factory mill clothing textile industry architecture egyptian Victorian (1837 - 1901)