Archaeologists first thought the discovery was wharfage, but further investigations established that it was a 15th Century ocean going ship of national significance.

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Telford and Wrekin Council said it had worked hard to remind people businesses were open as normal, despite the defences closing part of the Wharfage.

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Telford and Wrekin Council said all shops, restaurants and pubs on the Wharfage remained accessible by foot and that Ironbridge Gorge remained "very much open for business as normal".

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