Sea Mills celebrates 100 years
On June 4 1919, a tree was planted in Sea Mills square to celebrate the new estate to provide homes for heroes after World War One.
It was planted during a visit by Dr Christopher Addison, who was to become the first minister for health and was instrumental in the passing of the Addison Act, which made publicly funded local authority housing schemes a reality.
Exactly 100 years later, the same tree symbolises the great aspirations for council housing in the heart of Sea Mills, one of the first estates of the kind built in the country.
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