Percy Holbrook

St Mary's Islington, where Holbrook was curate

He was curate of St Mary or St Mark Tollington, Islington 1883–1887,[8][9] and junior curate of St Peter's Church, Huddersfield 1887–1889.

The former St Mark's, Old Leeds Road, where he was vicar

He was vicar of St Mark, Leeds Road, from Nov 1888 to December 1891.[10][11] He was inducted into the post on 10 January 1889 by the Bishop of Wakefield.[12] 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.[8] 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.[13] On Sunday 17 May 1891 he preached at the anniversary services of St John's, Golcar.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

He was vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square, Nottingham from 1892 until at least 1933 when he retired, having effectively served there for 42 years.[2][1][17] The United Kingdom Census 1901 finds him still single, at 22 Arboretum St, Nottingham, describing himself as a clergyman (Church of England), and living with a housekeeper and servant.[18] He was apparently an Evangelical, since St James Gazette said on his acceptance of the post that Holy Trinity was the "stronghold of the Evangelical Party in that town."[19] In Nottingham he held a number of public positions, including the following. He was chairman of Nottingham's Archdeaconal Committee of the C.E.T.S. and a member of the Nottingham Church Day Schools' Association. He was a member of the Nottingham Church Schools' Council, and also the chairman of the Southern District of the Nottingham Federation of Sunday School Teachers.[20] He was chairman of the Nottingham Church Reading Society, the Nottingham branch of the Waifs and Strays Society, and the Nottingham branch of the Colonial and Continental Church Society.[2]