The bells, made in 1893, are fixed so are not rung by swinging them on their axles. They are chimed manually (by hand) by one ringer pulling sideways on ropes which hang vertically side by side. The ropes operate clappers which strike the bells. A further two bells were added in 1902 at a cost of £100, thus completing a peal of six. It was planned that they were not to be heard until the eve of the Coronation of King Edward VII “unless the South African War should end before that date.” Four of the bells are also connected electrically to the clock, and automatically chime the hours and the quarters. The windows in the tower do not have glass but openings or louvres in the stonework so that the sound of the bells can travel.