The house then passed through a number of private owners including Lord Fairfax and over time was sub-divided into separate tenements.

During major structural changes, carried out by Green, four Roman column bases were uncovered, one of which remains in-situ in the cellar.

However, the most notable haunting is by a group of Roman soldiers, who have been witnessed in the cellar, firstly by a party guest of Frank Green and then many years later during restoration works carried out by the National Trust.

[9] In 1953, local 18-year-old apprentice plumber Harry Martindale was repairing pipe work in the cellar, the National Trust having decided to remove the coal-fired central heating installed by Green.

After about four hours of work at the top of his ladder, Martindale became aware of a musical sound, resembling a series of repeated single trumpet-like notes.

When they descended to the level of the Roman road, on which Martindale had stood his ladder, he was able to see that they wore open sandals with leather straps to the knees.