John Marshall
(1765-1845)
business partner of John Hives 1804-15 and business partner of Moses Atkinson 1804-15
Commemorated on 3 plaques
The Grange Formerly the site of a Kirkstall Abbey farm, the house dates from 1752. John Marshall, millionaire flax-spinner, lived here like a country gentleman from 1804-1818. The banker William Beckett bought the estate in 1834, making major alterations in 1858.
The Grange, Beckett Park, Leeds, United Kingdom where they lived
Temple Mill. The magnificent but highly functional flax spinning mill to your left was erected by John Marshall, founder of the Leeds Flax Industry. Joseph Bonomi modelled it and this office building (added in 1843) on the Egyptian temple at Edfu. Erected 1838-40
Marshall Street, Leeds, United Kingdom where they erected
Marshall's Mill. Mechanical improvements developed by his employee Matthew Murray enabled Leeds industrialist John Marshall (1765-1845) to pioneer mass produced flax spinning on this site from 1790. His 2000 strong workforce, mainly women and children, used machines powered by the Hol Beck and a Boulton and Watt steam engine.
Marshall Street LS11 9YJ, Leeds, United Kingdom where they owned