Portsmouth has celebrated 100 years of council housing in the city by placing a plaque near the first homes built. The plaque has been placed next to the original commemorative stone of the homes on Curzon Howe Road, Portsea, which were finished in October 1912. The homes replaced slum dwellings on the former site of White's Row. Councillor Steven Wylie, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “It was great to celebrate council homes in the city. These homes have been standing for one hundred years, ...