page_title: Percy Holbrook
section_title: Huddersfield
hierarchical_section_title: Percy Holbrook / Incumbencies / Huddersfield
caption_attribution_description: Former Church of St Mark, Old Leeds Road, Huddersfield, North Yorkshire, England. Built 1887, designed by architect William Swinden Barber. Viewed from north-east, with Huddersfield Broad Canal in foreground.
context_page_description: Canon Percy Holbrook MA was born in Reading, Berkshire, England, the son of a silk mercer or draper. He was vicar of the Church of St Mark, Old Leeds Road, Huddersfield, and Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square, Nottingham, and was Hon. Canon of Woodborough in Southwark Cathedral. During his working life he chaired and supported numerous church and charitable organisations. The Nottingham Post said of him that he "had original ideas and courage to express them," and that "he endeared himself to successive generations of parishioners and citizens ... He was an eloquent preacher, a wise and gentle counsellor, and an understanding friend."
context_section_description: He was vicar of St Mark, Leeds Road, from Nov 1888 to December 1891. He was inducted into the post on 10 January 1889 by the Bishop of Wakefield. In 1890 his patrons were the Trustees, the first charge on the church expenses fund was £50, his ecclesiastical commission was £120 and other sources of income were £30. Gross income was £209, and the parish population was 4,500. On Wednesday 20 February 1889 he attended the opening celebrations of a four-day bazaar in Huddersfield Town Hall to raise money for the St Paul's Day Schools. On Sunday 17 May 1891 he preached at the anniversary services of St John's, Golcar. On 31 May 1891 he preached a sermon at St George's, Brockholes, on the occasion of the opening of a new organ and vestry. The United Kingdom Census 1891 finds him single, describing himself as vicar of St Mark's, and boarding at 28 George Street, Huddersfield, at the house of Annie Plowright, a widow.
caption: The former St Mark's, Old Leeds Road, where he was vicar
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