In 1552 the church possessed 4 bells, of weights ranging from 5 to 8 cwt. All but one of these were confiscated in the wholesale plunder of church goods by Edward VI's government which took place in that year. But the Elizabethan regime was more tolerant of old practices, and by 1613 a ring of 4 had been re-established at Reymerston. An inventory of 1716 gives a total weight of 53 cwt for the 4 bells then in place, and it has been suggested that die stresses of such a heavy ring could have weakened the tower. Certainly a substantial rebuilding of the upper tower was completed in 1714, a date prominently displayed on its north face. However, the damage might have been inflicted by a notoriously ferocious gale m 1703. In 1753 the church still had 4 bells, now reckoned to total 36 cwt. Were these a replacement 4, or is the discrepancy between 1716 and 1753 just a matter of differing "guestimates"? At any rate a change of bells very definitely took place in 1754, when a much lighter ring of 5 was introduced: "5 small but very tuneable bells, lately founded, with their frames" (1760 inventory). They were cast by Joseph Mallows, thought to be Dereham craftsman, who also made bells for Shipdham, Caston and Beetley. The lightest 3 of Mallows's bells, dated 1754, are still part of the modern ring. His 4th and 5th, however, must have proved eventually unreliable, and were replaced at some stage by two venerable recycled bells: one, pre-Reformation, cast by the Brasyer family of Norwich (which became the tenor); the other, dated 1626, made by William Brend, also of Norwich. A thorough overhaul of the bells was undertaken m 1909-10, under the direction of Day and Sons of Eve. The timber frames were replaced bv a 6-pit wrought iron one; and the Brasyer tenor, which had cracked, was recast bv Warner's of London. Regular ringing for church services seems to have come to an end in the 1950s, though the bells remained in relatively good condition and occasional peals were rung bv visitors. A keen new band of mostly novice ringers, was formed, however, bv Stephen High m the early 1990s, and it was decided within a year or two to raise funds to increase the ring to 6 bells, as had been envisaged in the 1909-10 alteration. Thanks to generous help from a number of grant-making sources, it proved possible to commission the Whitechapel Foundry not only to cast a new treble but to retune all the bells (particularly the tenor) and rehang them with new headstocks, bearings and clappers. A service of dedication after completion of this work was held on St Valentine's Day 1999, and at the end of that year Reymerston Ringers were proud to ring in the new Millennium on this greatly enhanced circle.