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	Dover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dover is a major channel port in the English county of Kent.
		At the 2001 census, the town of Dover proper had a population of 28,156 inhabitants, while the population of the whole urban area of Dover, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics, was 39,078 inhabitants.
		Dover is represented in Parliament by the Labour MP Gwyn Prosser.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dover,_England (617 words)

	Romans in Britain - Dover Roman Painted House
		It was the discovery of a very well preserved Roman house, complete with many artefacts that were in excellent condition.
		To support the belief that this was a stopping house for those on a journey, the designs in the plaster relate to Bacchus, the God of wine and revelry, both appropriate for weary travelers.
		The house was built about 200 AD and over the next 100 years it was extensively altered for both civil and military purposes.
	www.romans-in-britain.org.uk /ste_dover_roman_painted_house.htm (373 words)

	Dover biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The surrounding Dover district has a population of 104,688.
		The Romans built a lighthouse in the grounds of what is now Dover Castle in around AD 50 which stil survives, making it one of the oldest buildings in Britain.
		In 1216, Dover was attacked by the French and succesfully defended by Hubert de Burgh.
	www.biography.ms /Dover,_England.html (512 words)

	Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Roman: Sites and Monuments: United Kingdom
		Whitehall Farm Roman Villa and Landscape Project · cached · Professional archaeologists, students and volunteers are uncovering a Roman villa and bath house complex at Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire.
		The Roman Villa at Woodchester · cached · An illustrated description by Graham Thomas of the Roman villa in the Cotswolds noted for its mosaics.
		The Roman Middlewich Project · Aims to present to the public the Roman past of this town in Cheshire which originated in the late 1st century AD as a military base.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=217700 (1018 words)

	Dover, Kent.
		Dover, with its history going back more than 4,000 years, is the busiest passenger ferryport in the world.
		Today Dover is enjoying the benefits of careful upgrading with millions of pounds being spent on new facilities at the port and in the town.
		A Roman Villa, with painted external walls, (Roman Painted House) in New Street, built around the remains of Roman forts and town is well worth a visit.
	www.pineandperiod.com /paulgraves.com/kent/dover/index.html (334 words)

	Directory - Reference: Museums: Science: Archaeology: United Kingdom
		Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum · Roman fort and settlement by Hadrian's Wall.
		Trimontium Exhibition · cached · Permanent exhibition at the Ormiston Institute, Melrose, Scotland on the history of the Roman fort of Trimontium at Newstead.
		Romans in Scotland · cached · Online version of an exhibition at the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=205467 (774 words)

	Roman History on DoverWeb Dover Kent England
		Dover became the Romans' most important port town, being the closest to the rest of the Empire in Europe and a strategic entry point into Britain which had to be carefully guarded.
		The Roman Quay, where boats docked, was flanked by two lighthouses, one on the eastern clifftop and one on the western clifftop.
		The walls of the house were painted with murals depicting Bacchus, the God of wine and revelry, and have survived to this day.
	www.dover-web.co.uk /romans.asp (589 words)

	Local Sights, Toddies @Mead House Guesthouse in Dover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thousands of years of history can be discovered at Dover, England's most ancient port: from the 3,600 year old Bronze Age Boat, that sailed between England and France (and probably further afield) at the same time that the Pharaos ruled Egypt, to Dover's magnificent Twelfth Century Castle, the Hellfire Corner and the Underground Hospital.
		The nearby Dover Museum, situated at the Market Square in the town centre, presents a comprehensive array of displays about the area's history from the Bronze Age to the 20th Century.
		Another museum in Dover is the Roman Painted House, the remains of a Roman town house excavated in recent years which is of considerable archeological interest.
	www.toddiesdover.com /funsun.html (502 words)

	Roman Dover - The Painted House
		It was the fate of the house which led to survival of the paintings.
		When the Roman Army came to build the Saxon Shore Fort around AD 270 the house lay on the line of the western wall of the fort.
		It was this quick demolition and burial of the wall paintings, while still in good condition, which led to their survival.
	www.dover-kent.co.uk /history/roman_painted_house.htm (273 words)

	Dover Roman Painted House on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit.
		The modern Ramada Hotel Dover is set in a quiet location with landscaped gardens surrounding it, alongside the A2, between Dover and Canterbury and is just a five minute drive to Dover's Ferry and Hover Ports, the Castle, town and the world famous Whit...
		The apartment, which is self-contained and on two floors, forms part of Pump House, a large house in the country village of Great Burstead in the county of Essex.
	www.aboutbritain.com /doverromanpaintedhse.htm (662 words)

	More-s Dover at Local.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dover Soul, history of Dover, local radio information, Geographical information on Dover, photographs of the town, site all about the town of Dover - gateway to great britain and updated frequently with comprehensive...
		The Port of Dover provides cross channel ferry services for passengers and freight from Dover to Calais, cross channel ferries and freight services to France, information on sailing times and the Dover Harbour Board and marina.
		Dover, the closest town in Kent to the continent, is the gateway to England.
	www.local.co.uk /Dover/More-s (502 words)

	The Roman Painted House at Dover, Kent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman House on show in Britain, was discovered by Kent Archaelogical Rescue Unit.
		The long-lost Roman 'Saxon Shore' fort, predicted by Sir Mortimer Wheeler and found by the Kent Unit in 1970, lies buried under modern Dover.
		With its spectacular Roman rooms, fine painted plaster, heating-systems, numerous information panels, commentaries (in four languages), cases of finds and a touch-table, schools from all over S.E. England and France now make day-trips to the Roman House.
	www.gododdin.demon.co.uk /cka/painted.htm (672 words)

	Painted House Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Painted Bird HousePainted Bird House We paint the birds as cardinals or robins.
		Trinity House staff reported an incident of vandalism to its property that left a more than 10-foot tall cross teetering, along with a spray-painted message that staff said called a bias crime.
		In the big, slow move from the big, painted house in town this past summer my worn copy of Aldo Leopoldâs âA Sand County Almanacâ went missing.
	www.sites-net.co.uk /painted-house-sites.htm (399 words)

	Wallett's Court - Places To Visit - Hotel Spa and Restaurant, Dover, Kent - Wallett's Court Country House Hotel Luxury ...
		Dover Castle is splendidly situated on the cliffs above the sea and a tour of the secret wartime tunnels is not to be missed.
		An award winning museum with the latest archaeological find "The Bronze Age Boat".100 yards along the road is the unique Roman Painted House which is home to many interesting Roman artefacts and models of a Roman Villa.
		The Folkestone side of Dover Harbour a mile or so up the A20 is the newest part of England below the Cliffs formed on the spoils of The Channel Tunnel.
	www.wallettscourt.com /placestovisit.htm (689 words)

	Reference Museums Science Archaeology United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Kilmartin House Museum - Archaeology museum on the West Coast of Scotland.
		Trimontium Exhibition - Permanent exhibition at the Ormiston Institute, Melrose, Scotland on the history of the Roman fort of Trimontium at Newstead.
		Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum - Roman fort and settlement by Hadrian's Wall.
	www.iper1.com /iper1-odp/scat/id/Reference/Museums/Science/Archaeology/United_Kingdom (807 words)

	Hotels near Roman Painted House
		The Roman underfloor heating system and part of a late-Roman defensive wall are also on view.
		The Grove Ferry Inn is a hidden gem nestling in the Kent countryside In the midst of the Stodmarsh Reserve, an important conservation area on the banks of the River Stour.
		Its famous white cliffs aside (best seen from the end of the town's pier), Dover is home to Dover Castle, built in the 12th century and some fascinating tours of the cliff tunnels - originally dug to repel a Napoleonic invasion and later finding use during World War II.
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/hotels-near-attractions/511-5.html (806 words)

	Dover Museum - Roman Dover
		Roman Dover, the British port closest to the rest of the Roman Empire was a thriving town, thought to have covered at least a five hectare area along the Dour valley.
		The Roman town had a large harbour, flanked by two lighthouses and three successive forts.
		Sites which are open to the public include the Roman Painted House at Dover, the Roman lighthouse or Pharos in Dover Castle grounds and the Roman fort of Richborough near Sandwich.
	www.dover.gov.uk /museum/history/roman.asp (162 words)

	Ramada Hotel Dover Kent
		On our “Dover” page are a few good reasons that will show you just how much there is to see and do; you’ll be glad you came here for a few days.
		The Ramada is about five minutes’ drive to most of Dover’s history, including Crabble Corn Mill, the oldest and best preserved workingCorn Mill in Europe; Dover’s magnificent 12th.
		Century Norman Castle, sitting high on the cliffs at Dover guarding England from invasion; the 3,600 year old Bronze-Age Boat, housed in Dover Museum; the Roman Painted House, a Roman Villa, with vivid Roman paintings; the White Cliffs of Dover and the Western Heights.
	www.ramadadover.co.uk /why-dover.html (441 words)

	Painted - PAINTED BUNTING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Painted Lady is a long-distance migrant, which causes the most spectacular butterfly migrations observed in Britain and Ireland.
		One is a painted design of anthropomorphic inspiration with a "head" flanked by upraised "arms" facing both the rim and base of the bowl.
		Painted Turtle (terrapin) Printout: The painted turtle, Chrysemys picta, is a common turtle in North America.
	www.hispider.com /?q=painted (588 words)

	RBO LINKS
		Caerleon Isca Silurum Roman Legionary Fortress in the lands of the Silures.
		Chesterton THE ROMANS IN STAFFORDSHIRE - Chesterton Roman Fort.
		Geocities - R/B House, Dover The Roman Painted House at Dover, Kent.
	www.roman-britain.org /links.htm (1104 words)

	Hotel Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Dover Kent England UK Guest house lodgings b&b.
		Dover welcomes and invites you to share in England's Maritime heritage with various visits of numerous places of historic interest in and around our town.
		With it's close proximity to the Continent Dover as the "Gateway to England" has witnessed through the ages many historic events.
		Perched high on the Famous White Cliffs of Dover the castle is the "Key of England" and has 2000 years of history within its walls.
	www.accommodation-dover.co.uk /place.htm (384 words)

	Dover Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dover Castle has a dramatic past, from here the French were rebuffed in 1216, and the evacuation of Dunkirk was masterminded in 1940.
		Dover also offers an excavated Roman fort, the extensive Western Heights Napoleonic fortifications, and the recently enhanced exhibition at the White cliffs experience.
		The Museum has a wealth of local and maritime interest and an exhibition of Noel Coward who was once a celebrated resident of St. Margaret's in the early 1950's.
	www.aboutbritain.com /towns/Dover.asp?RefID=1501807 (493 words)

	Euro 2004 - a Noodles adventure - Day 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		the FA to be "the finest roman ruins in Portugal, and possibly the whole of the Iberian peninsula".
		Such an opportunity seems foolish to pass up, even if the museum is closed on a Monday, so everyone, baby and all, head off to Conimbriga, stopping only at a motorway service station to purchase a selection of tat, including face paint.
		When we arrived, greeted in a half-hearted way by listless dogs roaming the ancient Roman carpark, the weather is baking. We proceed past the ticket office, which seems optional, down the hill to the ruins.
	www31.brinkster.com /podlet/euro2004/day4.htm (571 words)

	Plan view of the Roman Painted House, Dover, Kent. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A Plan of the Roman Painted House showing it cut through by the wall of the later Saxon Shore fort.
		The construction of this later fort and its outer defensive ditch in the late 3rd century saw the demolition of the Painted House.
		However, the construction of the fort rampart would ensure that much of the Painted House would remain intact, to await discovery in 1970.
	www.gododdin.demon.co.uk /cka/rphlayout.htm (153 words)

	Athena Review 1,2: Romano-British Sites and Museums, 2: Towns and Villas
		The Roman era in Britain lasted for four centuries, with continuous Roman occupation from AD 43 to 410.
		Hundreds of archaeological sites representing mixtures of Roman and native British cultures are known in England, Wales, and Scotland, ranging from large forts and towns to individual villas and small farms.
		Evidence of daily life during the Roman period may be seen at a variety of sites and museums, including many local and regional displays featured in this guide.
	www.athenapub.com /britmus2.htm (1031 words)

	EnjoyBritain.com - Museums
		The award-winning museum is housed in the beautiful medieval Poor Priests' Hospital (once an almshouse for poor or elderly priests) built in 1373.
		The Park, gardens and woodlands provide an attractive and tranquil backdrop to Quex House, one of Kent's finest Regency houses, and the Powell-Cotton Museum a vast collection of treasures gathered on twenty-eight expeditions to Africa and Asia.
		The Priest's House is an historic town house dating from the 16th century.
	www.enjoybritain.com /links47.asp (1337 words)

	Dover Roman Painted House - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dover Roman Painted House - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Dover Roman Painted House contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Dover_Roman_Painted_House (106 words)

	a painted house (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		… A Painted House Doubleday 0-385-50120-X February 2001 $27.95 … A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.
		… A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.
		Darla Latcher in the Hallmark Presentation of John Grisham's novel, A Painted House.
	www.houseofstationery.ca /a-painted-house.html (523 words)

	Roman Painted House, Dover, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Buried to a depth of 28 feet are the remains of a stone age settlement, an Iron age farm, the Roman Painted House, a Roman fort, a Saxon weaver's hut, a medieval house, and a grave from approximately AD1750.
		Maenad painting by Wendy Williams from fallen fragments of wall plaster.
		The Roman Painted House at Dover, England: The only authorized site for the RPH.
	members.tripod.com /~kbarber/index.html (96 words)

	Hotels near Roman Painted House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A cosy atmosphere awaits you at this 300 year old cottage hotel House with its wealth of oak beams and open fireplaces.
		Tudor beamed houses surrounds this cosy Inn which is graced by the Grey Lady, a resident but friendly ghost!
		Ryemore guest house is suitably located close to Ashford town centre and offers a cosy, comfortable and friendly service We have become well known in many counties for the high standard and excellent service we provide.
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/hotels-near-attractions/511-6.html (822 words)

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