John Davies Knatchbull Lloyd

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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