Holbeck, West Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Holbeck, a suburb, a township, and a ward in Leeds parish, in the W.R. Yorkshire. The suburb stands on the S side of the river Aire, on the S side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 1 mile SW by W of Leeds, with stations on the G.N.R. and M.R., and shares in the municipal interests and manufacturing industry of Leeds, and has a post and money order office under Leeds; telegraph office, Leeds. Acreage of township, 611; population, 20, 630; of the ward, 21, 563. The workhouse, built in 1864, is on Holbeck Moor. The chief industries are woollen manufactures, bolt, screw, and tool making, and iron foundries. There are three ecclesiastical parishes, viz.:-St Matthew's (population, 7244), St Barnabas (8174), and St John the Evangelist (2298). The Church of St Matthew's, built in 1829-32, replaces the ancient chapel of St Catherine, is in the Early English style, and was enlarged in 1871 and restored in 1874; contains numerous monuments and stained glass windows, and a fine organ erected in 1871. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Ripon; net value, £190 with residence. Patron, the Vicar of Leeds. The Church of St Barnabas was built in 1854, and is in the Late Decorated style, consists of chancel, nave, aisles, &c., and contains several memorial windows. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon; net value, £220 with residence. Patrons, the Crown and the Bishop alternately. The Church of St John's, at Little Holbeck, built in 1847-48, is in the Early English style, and has a fine east window, and behind the altar a carving in high relief of " The Last Supper." The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon; gross value, £400. There are also three Wesleyan, a Congregational, a Unitarian, a Baptist, Primitive and Free Methodist chapels, a mechanics' institute. a public library, an infirmary, almshouses, and a cemetery.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the West Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Holbeck are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following West Riding newspapers online: