Egypt
- Update: Temple Mill, Leeds
Thanks to Bob Partridge for letting me know the actual state of play with the wonderful Temple Mill, modelled on Edfu, that I posted about yesterday. Bob says that it has not yet been been restored, but that work has now started. He was able to visit...
- Holbeck's Temple Mill At Risk Of Further Collapse
Beeston Today (Vicki Robinson) A historic Holbeck mill needs hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on it to safeguard even its short-term future, it has emerged. Part of Temple Mill – modelled on the Egyptian Temple of Edfu – collapsed in December,...
- Egyptomania: Egyptian Style Mill In Leeds Uk Needs Restoration
Yorkshire Evening Post LEEDS boasts a number of impressive buildings that are recognised far and wide. The Town Hall, Corn Exchange and Leeds University's Parkinson Building are all celebrated landmarks. However, anyone who has been stopped in their...
- Egyptian Style Pillar Collapses At Historic Mill
BBC News One of 18 stone pillars on the grade I-listed Temple Works in Holbeck collapsed in the early hours of Monday. Marshall Street was cordoned off at either end of the building, which is being assessed by structural engineers. Part of the road has...
- Egyptian-style Building In Leeds To Be Renovated
http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=1066160 An Egyptian-style building in Leeds may be rennovated as part of a plan to create a new urban development project. "London-based SJS Property Management wants to invest £180m...
Egypt
Daily Photo - Holbeck Temple Mill in Holbeck, UK
This is a fabulous building and I do wish that it had been treated with more respect by those responsible for its safety and its future. The core problem is that the steel roof supports were not strong enough to support the roof, and have collapsed, forcing out the walls of the mill.
Temple Mill is a Grade 1 listed building which was built between 1818 and 1841 It consists of a single storey over an area of two acres. the facade was based on the pronaos of the Ptolemaic temple of Edfu, after a design by Joseph Bonomi. Bonomi was not an architect by training but he came from a family of architects. He had travelled in Egypt between 1824 and 1834 as a member of Robert Hay's team, sketching ancient Egyptian monuments.
The roof of the building was covered in grass to retain humidity, and was kept under control by sheep which grazed it. Amazing fun. It is within the Holbeck Conservation Area, but it is yet to be seen what that actually means for the mill itself.
The roof of the building was covered in grass to retain humidity, and was kept under control by sheep which grazed it. Amazing fun. It is within the Holbeck Conservation Area, but it is yet to be seen what that actually means for the mill itself.
With many thanks to Bob Partridge, Editor of Ancient Egypt Magazine, for these photographs.
Copyright Bob Partridge
Copyright Bob Partridge
- Update: Temple Mill, Leeds
Thanks to Bob Partridge for letting me know the actual state of play with the wonderful Temple Mill, modelled on Edfu, that I posted about yesterday. Bob says that it has not yet been been restored, but that work has now started. He was able to visit...
- Holbeck's Temple Mill At Risk Of Further Collapse
Beeston Today (Vicki Robinson) A historic Holbeck mill needs hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on it to safeguard even its short-term future, it has emerged. Part of Temple Mill – modelled on the Egyptian Temple of Edfu – collapsed in December,...
- Egyptomania: Egyptian Style Mill In Leeds Uk Needs Restoration
Yorkshire Evening Post LEEDS boasts a number of impressive buildings that are recognised far and wide. The Town Hall, Corn Exchange and Leeds University's Parkinson Building are all celebrated landmarks. However, anyone who has been stopped in their...
- Egyptian Style Pillar Collapses At Historic Mill
BBC News One of 18 stone pillars on the grade I-listed Temple Works in Holbeck collapsed in the early hours of Monday. Marshall Street was cordoned off at either end of the building, which is being assessed by structural engineers. Part of the road has...
- Egyptian-style Building In Leeds To Be Renovated
http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=1066160 An Egyptian-style building in Leeds may be rennovated as part of a plan to create a new urban development project. "London-based SJS Property Management wants to invest £180m...