Pictured above: Topsy Penn and Ian McDougall from Pughs of Shrewsbury welcome back the well-known clock

Residents and commuters in Shrewsbury can now take a time check with ease after a well-known landmark has been restored.

Pughs of Shrewsbury's enormous clock has been in place on the face of their building in Longden Coleham for over 25 years.

But as part of a major redevelopment programme at the historic premises, the clock was removed for refurbishment.

Now Smiths of Derby have fully restored the local landmark and returned it to its rightful place high above the street.

Pughs managing director, Peter Forrest, said: "The clock has been missing for several months since we began the work on our building, and it's great to see it back on the front wall.

"The reinstatement of the clock is the final piece in the jigsaw and marks the completion of our ambitious redevelopment plans.

"We're hoping it will now be safely in place for another 25 years after such careful restoration work.

"It's used by locals and commuters for a quick time check as they travel through the busy Longden Coleham area, and we've had many compliments already from people saying they're very pleased to see it back."

The restoration of the clock is just part of a huge redevelopment plan which has seen Pughs of Shrewsbury create new chapels of rest, a new family room, and new offices for staff at their riverside premises.

There is also a new disabled entrance with dedicated undercover parking and a wheelchair ramp that leads directly into the offices.

The new facilities have been created with care in order to preserve the historic elements of the buildings which date back to the late 18th and early 19th Century.