The house was altered several times during its 260 years of occupation, and at its largest it probably had at least 20 rooms.

Details of an underfloor central heating hypocaust can also be seen, featuring both channelled and pillared systems, as can small finds from the site.

The site was discovered in 1926, when workmen were preparing a driveway for some new council offices, and unearthed some Roman artefacts.

Preliminary archaeological investigations at the time established the existence of the villa, but the site was not fully investigated until 1988, when further work was carried out by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit (KARU).

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