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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SN6 6NY |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church | 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 BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 12 performances here, of which 3 were peals and none were in the last two years |
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) |
| Overhauled | 1994 by John Taylor & Co Bells were overhauled, tuned, rehung in existing frame and augmented to six 1924 by Webb and Bennett 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 | Nominal | 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 | Nominal | 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] |