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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 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
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)
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
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Peals View 7 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Shared with Ashton Keynes, Castle Eaton
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–261166.0D29.50″1994John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
26–1–161036.0C32.13″1809James WellsR4FC
36–1–10920.0B♭33.88″1707Abraham I RudhallR4FC
47–1–4870.0A35.38″1707Abraham I RudhallR4FC
58–3–12776.5G38.00″1707Abraham I RudhallR4FC
612–3–10691.0F43.13″1713Abraham I RudhallR4FC
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus½ cwt1645.5A♭13.38″1649Henry NealeRS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9SanctusMetal1
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61924Wrought ironWebb and Bennett8.1.C.b6
Update log
05/02/2023Overhauls added; frames Fr1, Fr9 added; 1-6: turning added; Sanctus: hanging type added [Ken Webb, citing Christopher Dalton papers]
07/12/2019Thu PN now shared with Castle Eaton; prior check advised [TimJ (#256 info V Collins via S Edwards) via e-mail]
07/12/2019Ringing suspension lifted [TimJ (#256 info V Collins via S Edwards) via e-mail]
29/03/2019Twr wk in progress: no ringing UFN. Practice > Castle Eaton [Simon Edwards (pp V Collins) via e-mail]
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