I was lucky enough to have a permission visit to Temple works in Leeds. I was most surprised to get it, considering the building recently suffered a major structural fault and a lot of it fell down!
Temple Works in Holbeck, Leeds is based on the Temple of Horus at Edfu, with a chimney designed in the style of an obelisk and its facade reflecting John Marshall's ardent interest in Egyptology.
When the building was first created it was said to be the largest single room in the world. The roof was covered in grass to to retain humidity and prevent the linen thread from drying out and becoming unmanageable. Sheep really did graze on the roof to keep the grass short. Temple works is a grade one listed structure.
During the night of the 8th December 2008, part of this 170 year old Temple mills collapsed without warning.
One of 18 ornate stone pillars on Temple Mills partially collapsed, firing a large slab of millstone grit stone across a perimeter fence on to the pavement in Marshall Street, Holbeck.
The unoccupied building had a night security man on duty at the time.
The collapse of the 11th pillar resulted in a large stone from the arch above slipping and threatening to fall further bringing down the arch above the collapsed pillar. Marshall Street was cordoned off by police at either end of the building for fear of a further collapse.
DON'T SNEEZE lol
THE DOMINO EFFECT!
It just goes to show that one small failure in a building can have a catostrophic effect.
This tie bar snapped on the night of the 8th December 2008.
The night was one of the coldest in Leeds for many years.
The weight of the roof pushed out towards the external wall, one of the external columns buckled under the weight, and a large section of roof came crashing down.
Emergency structural scaffolding has been erected to stop any further collapse.
The largest single room in the world when first constructed!
The columns are hollow inside, they carried rainwater from the roof to the basement for the massive boilers.
The warning signs of the impending Temple works collapse were already there when the Google street view cam car passed last summer.
Hope you enjoyed it guys!
Temple Works in Holbeck, Leeds is based on the Temple of Horus at Edfu, with a chimney designed in the style of an obelisk and its facade reflecting John Marshall's ardent interest in Egyptology.
When the building was first created it was said to be the largest single room in the world. The roof was covered in grass to to retain humidity and prevent the linen thread from drying out and becoming unmanageable. Sheep really did graze on the roof to keep the grass short. Temple works is a grade one listed structure.
During the night of the 8th December 2008, part of this 170 year old Temple mills collapsed without warning.
One of 18 ornate stone pillars on Temple Mills partially collapsed, firing a large slab of millstone grit stone across a perimeter fence on to the pavement in Marshall Street, Holbeck.
The unoccupied building had a night security man on duty at the time.
The collapse of the 11th pillar resulted in a large stone from the arch above slipping and threatening to fall further bringing down the arch above the collapsed pillar. Marshall Street was cordoned off by police at either end of the building for fear of a further collapse.
DON'T SNEEZE lol
THE DOMINO EFFECT!
It just goes to show that one small failure in a building can have a catostrophic effect.
This tie bar snapped on the night of the 8th December 2008.
The night was one of the coldest in Leeds for many years.
The weight of the roof pushed out towards the external wall, one of the external columns buckled under the weight, and a large section of roof came crashing down.
Emergency structural scaffolding has been erected to stop any further collapse.
The largest single room in the world when first constructed!
The columns are hollow inside, they carried rainwater from the roof to the basement for the massive boilers.
The warning signs of the impending Temple works collapse were already there when the Google street view cam car passed last summer.
Hope you enjoyed it guys!
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