Temple Mill, Leeds by Joseph Boromi the Younger, 1836:
This building reflected a craze for egyptology during the late georgian/regency/early victorian eras, and the sculpted façade suggests the much later style of Art Deco. Inside the building was very hi-tech for its time, boasting a hypostyle central flax room of metal pillars and arches that was said to the largest room in Britain on completion. amazingly the building was also finished with a "green roof", something that people associate more with the developments of recent decades. Grass was put on the roof to keep the textiles down below in a warm, insulated environment. to keep the grass short sheep were allowed to graze on it - must've been an odd sight for 19th century Leeds.
detailing that looks more 1936 than 1836:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbocop/4975294975/
http://www.templeworksleeds.com/tag/history/
loading bay looks like a 20th century garage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbocop/4974784611/
large interior space
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbocop/4974784619/
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