Keyston, Cambridgeshire, S John Bapt
| Place | Keyston S John Bapt |
| Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Huntingdonshire |
| Dove tower ID | 16877 |
| Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 17 cwt in ESee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TL043754 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.36713, -0.46878View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PE28 0RE |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4671 |
| URL | https://huntbells.org.uk/towers/5bell/keyston/ |
| Affiliation | Ely 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. |
Ring of 5, tenor 17 cwt in E
| Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 17 cwt (~1900 lb or ~860 kg) in E |
| Peals | View 3 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Only limited ringing allowed Anticlockwise |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7½ cwt | B | 33.00″ | 1592† | Newcombe & Watts | FC | |||||
| 2 | 9¾ cwt | A | 36.50″ | 1743 | Joseph Eayre | FC | |||||
| 3 | 11 cwt | G♯ | 38.00″ | 1592† | Newcombe & Watts | FC | |||||
| 4 | 14 cwt | F♯ | 42.00″ | 1592† | Newcombe & Watts | FC | |||||
| 5 | 17 cwt | E | 45.00″ | 1733 | Thomas Russell | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | c1880 | Timber | George Eaton | 6.B | 5.5 D |
Update log
| 03/02/2026 | Unringable bell flag removed [Geoff Burn (Huntingdonshire Church Bell Restoration Society), The headstock on bell 2/5 has been replaced; the bell is no longer unringable via REMRKS571] |
| 25/11/2025 | Ely DA URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 23/04/2020 | Second bell currently u/r: new h/s awaited [TimJ (#277 info G Burn) via e-mail] |
| 23/04/2020 | Ringable but only limited ringing allowed [TimJ (#277 info G Burn) via e-mail] |
| 21/04/2020 | 1-5: frameid added; frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |