Match postponed.(Melt the snow with braziers) St Andrews, Birmingham City football ground, Birmingham

This image is from an original oil painting by fine artist and illustrator Kevin Parrish. (size 36inx36in) 2006. It depicts St Andrews football ground, Birmingham, during the severe winter of 1947. The match has been postponed and the Groundsman looks on. He is preparing to try and melt the snow with drums full of hot coals called braziers. The Birmingham City manager was Harry Storer from 1945-48 and he led Birmingham to the Second Division title in the 1947-8 season.

This picture appears in the following picture tours:
Bygone Era, England in Winter, Paintings of England, Past & Present, People and Traditions, Sporting, Birmingham, West Midlands

Camera Make: FUJIFILM Model: FinePix S3000

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Birmingham Council House By Night

From an original oil painting by artist and illustrator Kevin Parrish. (size 48inx36in) 2000.

This picture appears in the following picture tours:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Buildings and Structures, Bygone Era, Homes of the Famous, Paintings of England, Past & Present, People and Traditions