TEMPLE MILLS, HOLBECK - PARTIAL COLLAPSE

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Thu 19 Feb, 2009 3:05 pm

there's more touble at the mill http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 4994821.jp

loispeas · Post by **loispeas** » Wed 25 Feb, 2009 8:11 pm

Hey there,Just registared and having a read through about Temple Mill as it is my favourite building in Leeds. I used to purposefully walk out of my way after work to look and admire and to tell the truth have a little giggle about the sheep on the roof (not in a nasty way it just tickled me that they keep sheep up there).This building can not be allowed to fall in to complete and utter disrepair. This happens all too often with buildings in Leeds and it is an utter disgrace. I don't know what the solution is but I am happy to help try raise awareness of this beautiful buildings plight and all the others in Leeds.However just thought I would mention something about the BBC Restoration Program. I used to work at a place called Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum on the west coast of Scotland. Kinloch Castle was featured on the program but unfortunately lost out to Manchester Baths, fair doos it was a public vote. However the money which was given to Manchester City Council to retore the building wasn't used entirely on the Baths. Instead MCC restored the ground floor at a fraction of the 1million pounds donated and sold off the upper levels to be turned into fancy apartments thus making money to further line their greedy fat pockets (can you tell it still makes me angry that they were allowed to do this, they conned the public).Anyways that is my opinion let me know if I can be of any use or if there are some ideas brewing.Lois

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 25 Feb, 2009 9:47 pm

loispeas wrote: Hey there,Just registared and having a read through about Temple Mill as it is my favourite building in Leeds. I used to purposefully walk out of my way after work to look and admire and to tell the truth have a little giggle about the sheep on the roof (not in a nasty way it just tickled me that they keep sheep up there).This building can not be allowed to fall in to complete and utter disrepair. This happens all too often with buildings in Leeds and it is an utter disgrace. I don't know what the solution is but I am happy to help try raise awareness of this beautiful buildings plight and all the others in Leeds.However just thought I would mention something about the BBC Restoration Program. I used to work at a place called Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum on the west coast of Scotland. Kinloch Castle was featured on the program but unfortunately lost out to Manchester Baths, fair doos it was a public vote. However the money which was given to Manchester City Council to retore the building wasn't used entirely on the Baths. Instead MCC restored the ground floor at a fraction of the 1million pounds donated and sold off the upper levels to be turned into fancy apartments thus making money to further line their greedy fat pockets (can you tell it still makes me angry that they were allowed to do this, they conned the public).Anyways that is my opinion let me know if I can be of any use or if there are some ideas brewing.Lois Thanks for that Lois. You're right it is a fantastic building and I hope it can be saved somehow - Restoration is not a goer though!

biggee99 · Post by **biggee99** » Wed 25 Feb, 2009 10:41 pm

For years the building has had a problem of a crack along the wallNow i will tell you some thing here i went in the building and found they have been using thunder flash and parabolic grenades that causes sounds waves that brought the weak part of the building down this was found there do not go in this building its not safe

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Thu 26 Feb, 2009 1:05 am

biggee99 wrote: For years the building has had a problem of a crack along the wallNow i will tell you some thing here i went in the building and found they have been using thunder flash and parabolic grenades that causes sounds waves that brought the weak part of the building down this was found there do not go in this building its not safe WOW the slippery buggers so you reckon they have been trying to bring it down then?

biggee99 · Post by **biggee99** » Thu 26 Feb, 2009 8:52 am

I don't think they did this on purpose i think the place had been rented out for some sort of military training or paint ball type games they were small round balls every where. thunder flash and the parabolic grenades i mean a lot of these every where must have sounded like world war 3 going off in there

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 26 Feb, 2009 11:37 pm

Any news on whats going to happen.Have the council said anything more??

biggee99 · Post by **biggee99** » Mon 09 Mar, 2009 4:27 pm

Kays dose not look good at all all the front wall is leaning out

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 10 Mar, 2009 12:18 am

biggee99 wrote: Kays dose not look good at all all the front wall is leaning out Oh Sh*t,thats a gonner.The facade will need taking down and rebuilding.

Si · Post by Si » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 11:52 am

So nothing's been done to shore it up, inside or out, yet? The rubble hasn't even been cleared.