'Essential' repairs to take place to preserve rotting Newport church
The latest plans to repair a Grade II-listed church in Newport with a "multitude of defects" have been given the green light by the local council.
By Megan Jones
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An application to replace both the roof of the presbytery and the orangery at St Peters and St Pauls Church on Salters Lane in Newport was resubmitted in March.
The Diocese of Shrewsbury claimed the Grade II-listed church was riddled with issues, including a "multitude of defects" to the roof that has caused wet rot damage to internal timbers, also now in need of repair.
A survey of the timber within the presbytery also revealed an infestation by common furniture beetles and evidence of an infestation by Deathwatch beetles.
