1931 Bentley 4.5 litre Supercharged digging the dirt Bird's-eye view of the Thames

Bird's-eye view of the Thames Haven Dock

The almshouses were founded by the Reverend Abraham Colfe in the 17th century

4th Baron Coleraine (1751-1824) and a soldier and man of fashion

Thursday 11th August 1983

Election fair

1931 Bentley 4.5 litre Supercharged digging the dirt Bird's-eye view of the Thames1931 Bentley 4. 5 litre Supercharged. Early Bentley outside a cottage; the driver wears gloves and goggles. WO Bentley built his first sports car, a 3 litre, in 1919. The successor to this early model was the 4. 5 litre, which appeared initially in un supercharged form. The supercharged version did, however, make a fine road car, though it did not have particularly successful competition record, even though its un blown sisters had won the Le Mans 24