Keele, Staffordshire, S John
| Place | Keele S John |
| Lieutenancy area | Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15675 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–2 in G♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SJ809452 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.00386, -2.28496View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | ST5 5AT |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 7046 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | North Staffordshire 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 8–0–2 in G♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–0–2 (898 lb or 407 kg) in G♯ (838.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed 19:00 |
| Peals | View 64 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Additional information | Ringing Centre |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–0–15 | 1411.0 | E♯ | 27.25″ | 1829 | William Dobson | R | Y | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–14 | 1256.0 | D♯ | 28.00″ | 1829 | William Dobson | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–6 | 1118.5 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1647† | Paul Hutton | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–25 | 1056.0 | B♯ | 31.50″ | c1829 | ? William Dobson | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–22 | 940.0 | A♯ | 32.75″ | c1499† | (unidentified) | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–0–2 | 838.0 | G♯ | 36.00″ | 1638† | Paul Hutton | Y | Y | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1870 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.S | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 | 1870 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.S | 5.1 |
Update log
| 30/12/2024 | Frame Fr1: truss amended; frame Fr2: layout added [Phil Gay, local contact via REMRKS503] |
| 22/10/2022 | Postcode amended [Phil Gay, local contact] |
| 30/11/2019 | Frames Fr1, Fr2: date,maker added,material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |