Archaeology
Progress Villa
Progress Villa
Unearthing a Roman farm.
In 1928 parts of a Roman villa were discovered on land behind the garden of a house on Pilgrims Way East. Over two seasons of excavations, the amateur archaeologists uncovered what appeared to be the remains of a villa. The site was re-covered and since that time, no further excavations have been carried out.
Washing potsherds and reconstructing an amphora
Progress Villa dig in 1920s (note children in trench, which would be frowned upon today!)
Progress Villa wall plaster at the British Museum
Representation of Progress Villa on Otford Mosaic
Sitting on the Kiln at Progress Villa, 1920s
1920s notes from Progress Villa dig
The Bronze Age Mount
Their memory lives on
The Bronze Age Mount
Iron-Age Hill Fort
A great hill-fort overlooking the valley
Iron-Age Hill Fort
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The Romano British Cemetery
The Roman way of death
The Romano British Cemetery
Progress Villa
Unearthing a Roman farm
Progress Villa
The Pottery Field
Discvery of local industry
The Pottery Field
The Palace & Becket's Well
A palace and a holy well
The Palace & Becket's Well
Church Field Villa
One of the earliest British centres of Christian worship
Church Field Villa
The Bronze Age Mount
Their memory lives on
The Bronze Age Mount
.
The Romano British Cemetery
The Roman way of death
The Romano British Cemetry
Progress Villa
Unearthing a Roman farm
Progress Villa
Pottery Field
Discvery of local industry
Pottery Field
The Palace & Becket's Well
A palace and a holy well
The Palace & Becket's Well
Church Field Villa
One of the earliest British centres of Christian worship
Church Field Villa
