John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd
- John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd
John Davies Knatchbull LLoyd was born on 28th April 1900 at Plas Trefaldwyn, Montgomery in the present day county of Powys in mid Wales. He was the son of John Maurice Edward Lloyd a barrister.
He went to Winchester School and Trinity College Cambridge before embarking on a long life devoted to antiquarian research and to his community.
1929-1946: Secretary of the council for the preservation of rural Wales.
1934: Justice of the Peace
1937-1967: Secretary of the Powysland Club.
1940: High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire
1948-1951: Chairman of the Montgomeryshire Health Executive Council
1953-1955: Chairman of Montgomeryshire Planning Committee
1956-1969: editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis
1957-1974: Chairman of the Montgomeryshire County library Committee
1957: Awarded OBE
1960: Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Powys
1969: Honorary LLD from the University of Wales
Mayor of Montgomery: 1932-1938 and 1961-1962
Member of the Historic Buildings Council for Wales
Member of the Society of Antiquaries
JDK Lloyd wrote many articles and guides to Montgomery.
He donated Dolforwyn Castle to the Welsh Ancient Monument Board (now Cadw) in 1955.
He died on 13th December 1978
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