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Dover Roman Painted House

Heritage Open Day: The Roman Painted House was discovered in 1970 and then excavated by local archaeologists during the following decade. Built in around 200 AD it formed part of the Roman military site in Dover It has been described as the finest Roman house on show in Britain, with unique painted plaster walls (frescoes) and elaborate under floor heating (hypocaust).

The Roman Painted House is just part of a significant set of archaeological remains in the centre of modern-day Dover, some of which are under the adjacent Roman Lawn and include a Roman Bath House.

The Roman Painted House will be open for specially extended hours for this event.
event dateSat 13 Sep to Sunday 21 September
venue addressNew Street, Dover, Kent CT17 9AJ
event timesSat 13 Sep:1000-1600; Sun 14 Sep:1000-1600; Mon 15 Sep:1000-1600; Tues 16 Sep:1000-1600; Wed 17 Sep:1000-1600; Thu 18 Sep:1000-1600; Fri 19 Sep:1000-1600; Sat 20 Sep:1000-1600; Sun 21 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry.
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