Reopen for business: Resilient traders bounce back after flooding
Shoppers and tourists are being encouraged to come back and support businesses reopening after the floods.
After weeks of contending with heavy rain and flash flooding, the swollen River Severn caused even more misery for many businesses lining the county's waterways.
But as the river begins to recede, and clean-up operations are taking place, businesses are reopening their doors to customers.
Many of the workers at Merrythought Village by Dale End in the Ironbridge Gorge are used to navigating the will of the river.
When the barriers go up, Ironbridge Antiques shop assistant Helen Harding said preparations are now a "well organised operation".
The building, which is also home to Something Different By The River Coffee House and Ironbridge Vintage Corner, was closed for two days while the river was at its highest point.
