A set of Somerset church bells which have been silent for most of the past century have rung out once again.
The bell mechanism at St Andrew's Church, in Compton Dundon, fell into disrepair in the 1900s and, by 1935, the bells themselves were 'hung dead' in a fixed position facing down.
It meant it was only possible to ring the bells using a hammer to hit their sides, and so they instead fell silent.
But now, after a six-year campaign by villagers to raise £160,000, the bells have been brought back to life in a dedicated service.
"I think they weren't rung much after World War Two, and within living memory they haven't been rung at all," said Somerset architect Mark Taylor, who designed the new fixtures in the bell tower.
"The oldest bell dates from 1630, and there's no reason we won't get another 400 years out of it," he added.