Henry Birkin in an Alfa Romeo at Brooklands reassurance minus member Lee Thompson

minus member Lee Thompson

Two sedan chairs pass on the cobbled street

View of Fleet Prison with figures and horse drawn vehicles on Farringdon Street

Queen Charlotte and the Prince of Wales seated outside the treasury round a bowl of guineas

'Fitz-James and the dying Blanche of Devan'

Henry Birkin in an Alfa Romeo at Brooklands reassurance minus member Lee ThompsonHenry Birkin in an Alfa Romeo at Brooklands, Surrey, 1930s. He was one of the group of drivers known as the Bentley Boys who drove for Bentley Motors. He won the Le Mans 24 Hours twice in 1929 and 1931. In 1931 he bought a Maserati for Grand Prix events and an Alfa Romeo for sports car racing. He won the Irish Grand Prix in the Alfa.