LOVEGROVE, EDWIN WILLIAM (1868 - 1956), schoolmaster and an authority on Gothic architecture

Born in the first half of 1868, eldest son of Edwin Lovegrove, curate of Woodside, Horsforth near Leeds, and his wife. He was educated at Merchant Taylor's School, Crosby and was a scholar of New College, Oxford, where he graduated with first-class honours in Mathematics. He taught at Giggleswick, Yorkshire, Friars School, Bangor and Trent College before becoming headmaster of schools at Clee, Grimsby; Stamford; and Ruthin, 1913-30. He married (1), 1899, Septima Jane Roberts (died 30 April 1928), sister of William Rhys Roberts, and they had a son, Wynne, who fell at Dunkirk, and two daughters. He married (2), Kathleen Agnes Sanders. After retiring he lived at St. Asaph, 1930-31; Chipping Campden, 1932-41; Abergavenny, 1942-45; and at Fownhope, Herefordshire until he died, 11 March 1956.

He was a valuable member of the Cambrian Archaeological Soc. (1913-56), and of other archaeological societies. He took a keen interest in architecture and became an authority on the Gothic architecture of cathedrals and abbeys. He gave lectures on the topic and published his numerous detailed studies in journals such as Archæologia Cambrensis, 1921-47; Arch. Jnl.; Journal of the British Archaeological Association; Bristol and Gloucestershire Transactions. Among the buildings he studied were the cathedrals of St. Asaph, St. David's and Llandaff; Valle Crucis abbey, Llanthony priory, and Rhuddlan friary.

Author

• Dr Mary Auronwy James

Sources

• The Biographical Index of W. W. Price, Aberdâr
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Additional Links

• Wikidata: Q20732983

Published date: 2001

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