St. John the Baptist, Keyston, Huntingdonshire

Description

The church of St. John the Baptist is a building of stone, of the end of the 12th century, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, transepts, south porch and a western tower with a handsome doorway and a lofty octagonal broach spire, relieved by three tiers of dormers on the cardinal sides and contains 5 bells: the north transept is supposed to have been formerly the private chapel and burial place of the de Ferrers family, barons Ferrers of Chartley, Staffs: the edifice was partially restored in 1883-4, at a cost of £1,000, and in 1898 the roofs of the south aisle and transept were restored, at a cost of £250; in 1904-5 the chancel was new roofed, reseated and furnished in oak and the walls partially restored, at a cost of about £400: in 1908 the steeple was repainted and windows protected with wire, and a lightning conductor erected: in 1909 the bells were renovated: there are 250 sittings.

Church Records

The register dates from the latter part of the year 1634.