Restoration is to begin on one of Lincoln’s most iconic landmarks.

The Newport Arch will benefit from an extra £80,000 after council executives agreed to put extra money towards the project.

The third century arch is owned by City of Lincoln Council, which has a duty of care to maintain it as an ancient monument.

This structure is the remnants of the north gate to the Roman legionary fortress and the late Roman upper town it is comprised of a main archway and a smaller pedestrian archway.

Work began last October to repair the arch but when repairs started a number of further issues came to light.

Coucil leader Ric Metcalfe said: “We were absolutely delighted to agree the extra funding. This is an iconic ancient monument we have a legal and moral duty to maintain.”

The project has already received £60,000 from the Heritage fund grant from WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Limited) and the additional funding will come from two of the council’s budgets.

Local resident Aron Montford said: “I’m really pleased that the arch is being restored and it is good of the council to add extra funding.”

The contract for restoring the arch was awarded to Robert Woodhead Ltd, who began work on site last October to stabilise parts of the arch, replace eroded stones and add a layer of stonework to the top to protect the Roman brickwork.