Benwell, Church of St. James, grave of Bishop Arthur T. Lloyd

HER Number:
12883

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, Church of St. James, grave of Bishop Arthur T. Lloyd

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Bishop Arthur Thomas Lloyd lived at Benwell Towers, the traditional home of the Bishop of Newcastle. Lloyd was the third Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle in 1903 {1}. Arthur Thomas Lloyd (1845-1907) had previously been vicar of St. Nicholas Cathedral from 1882 to 1894. After only four years as Bishop, Bishop Lloyd died at Benwell Towers. There is an alabaster effigy of him with gothic chest tomb and canopy by F.W. Pomeroy in the north aisle of the chancel of St. Nicholas Cathedral {Morgan 2004}.

Easting:
2176

Northing:
6406

Grid Reference:
NZ21766406

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
St. James Church Graveyard Group, no date, A Guide to St. James' Graveyard; Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 104