Savills has celebrated 75 years of opening its first office in Norwich.

itls opened the doors to its inaugural premises in Norfolk’s cathedral city in 1950.

To mark the milestone the firm recently planted a tree opposite its current office.

Existing and former employees were among those to attend the celebration.

This included Martin Freeth who was just 22 when he helped establish the original office.

In 1975 the firm moved to a larger premises before relocating again. Recently it made yet another move. 

Today the office has 44 employees working in residential, development and rural sectors in Norfolk and north Suffolk.

The planting of the London plane tree was organised by head of office Natalie Howlett-Clarke.

“We all feel incredibly privileged to live and work in such a wonderful part of the world” she says.

“It was lovely to have an opportunity to celebrate our links with the county by planting what we hope will be a lasting legacy.

“Over the past 75 years we have established ourselves as a leading multi-disciplinary business and we continue to grow and invest in our workforce.”