Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, Holy Cross
| Place | Ashton Keynes Holy Cross |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 16297 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–3–10 in FSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SU041943 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.64829, -1.94132View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SN6 6NY |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1490 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=10#246 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 12–3–10 in F
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12–3–10 (1438 lb or 652 kg) in F (691.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu (alt: check) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1994 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Bells were overhauled, tuned, rehung in existing frame and augmented to six 1924 by Webb and Bennett (major overhaul) Bells quarter-turned and rehung in a new frame |
| Peals | View 7 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Shared with Ashton Keynes, Castle Eaton |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–2–26 | 1166.0 | D | 29.50″ | 1994 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–1–16 | 1036.0 | C | 32.13″ | 1809 | James Wells | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–1–10 | 920.0 | B♭ | 33.88″ | 1707 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 7–1–4 | 870.0 | A | 35.38″ | 1707 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 8–3–12 | 776.5 | G | 38.00″ | 1707 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 12–3–10 | 691.0 | F | 43.13″ | 1713 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 4 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | ½ cwt | 1645.5 | A♭ | 13.38″ | 1649 | Henry Neale | R | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | Metal | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1924 | Wrought iron | Webb and Bennett | 8.1.C.b | 6 |
Update log
| 05/02/2023 | Overhauls added; frames Fr1, Fr9 added; 1-6: turning added; Sanctus: hanging type added [Ken Webb, citing Christopher Dalton papers] |
| 07/12/2019 | Thu PN now shared with Castle Eaton; prior check advised [TimJ (#256 info V Collins via S Edwards) via e-mail] |
| 07/12/2019 | Ringing suspension lifted [TimJ (#256 info V Collins via S Edwards) via e-mail] |
| 29/03/2019 | Twr wk in progress: no ringing UFN. Practice > Castle Eaton [Simon Edwards (pp V Collins) via e-mail] |