British Museum London, England, Painted Walls From Lullinstone Roman Villa. British Museum London, Painted Walls From Lullinstone Roman Villa Showing A Frieze Of Praying Figures, 4Th Century Ad, British Museum. Christians At Prayerthis Wall Painting Was Found At Lullingstone, Kent, In The Darenth Valley, When The Remains Of A Roman Villa Were Excavated In 1949. The Villa Had Been Built In The Late First Century Ad, And Altered And Extended Several Times In The Succeeding 300 Years. There Was Evidence For Pagan Worship At The Site Well Into The Fourth Century Ad, But Eventually The Family Which Ran The Estate Adopted Christianity. At This Early Date In The History Of Christianity, House-Chapels And Other Types Of Accommodation Must Have Been At Least As Common As Purpose-Built Churches. A Small Suite Of First-Floor Rooms At Lullingstone (Probably Provided With External Access) Was Set Aside As A Christian Place Of Worship.

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