Henry Birkin in an Alfa Romeo at Brooklands reassurance His wife is sitting waiting

His wife is sitting waiting for him

'Fitz-James and the dying Blanche of Devan'

in the vault of St Mary Aldermanbury

North Yorkshire

Unatural colours have been used in the decoration of the background of a detailed panorama of London

Henry Birkin in an Alfa Romeo at Brooklands reassurance His wife is sitting waitingHenry 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.