The earliest reference so far to Harvington's bells comes from Dr Prattington's Worcestershire in 1812 who records:- "There is a clock & three bells. On the 1st Jesus be our sped 1625 and Soli deo gloria pax hominibus. John Holbrook, Valentine Abill. C. W. 3d Modern - John Rudhall Gloucester Feo.[?] 1805".

The following text relating to the bells is taken from Marjory Bailey's History of Harvington and gives us good detail, plus the above text from Prattington.

Many other tasks of 1855 included the glazing of all the other windows with the building of the North Porch and a vestry on the South side. The tower was strengthened and the present wooden steeple made. In the tower was put a clock and a peal of bells. These six bells weighed 32 cwts, and replaced three old bells of 22 cwts which were dated from the 17th century (see previously). The new bells were supplied by C. & G. Mears of Whitechapel Road, London, who also broke up the old bells.

These six bells are fixed in a wooden frame, so that they can only be sounded by being struck by chiming hammers. There five treble bells, each 2 ft 0½in in diameter, and one tenor bell 3ft in diameter. On them are inscribed:

1. The F# treble bell weighing 3 cwts 2 qr 12lbs. has "We give three thanks O God".
2. The E treble bell weighing 4 cwts 1 qr 7 lbs has "We glorify thee O God".
3. The D treble bell weighing 4 cwts 2 qr 27 lbs has "We praise thee O God".
4. The C# treble bell weighing 5 cwts 0 qr 14 lbs has " Goodwill towards men".
5. The B treble bell weighing 6 cwts 1 qr 13 lbs has "On Earth peace".
6. The A tenor bell weighing 8 cwts 0 qr 16 lbs says "Glory be to God on High". And "we were made at the cost of Lydia Ward", while on each is C. & G. Mears. Founders. London 1854.

   
Delivery of the newly-cast bells in 1947-9.

In 1947 the bells were recast by John Taylor & Co., of Loughborough. They were hung 'dead' and rung by a chiming mechanism. In 1998 a new bell frame was installed and the bells rehung for full-circle ringing in time for the millennium. The two photographs are taken from the Coach & Horses collection.

Group standing by the recently recasted bells. Reg Coley, ?, ?, Frederick Gordon Sherwood,
George Savage, Mrs Towers, Ralph Towers, Rev Boultbee.