Description:This watercolour of girls participating in open-air dancing was taken from a photograph dated 1921. The watercolour was an exact copy of the photograph. Both images are illustrative of gender segregation at the Bournville Works, which was applied across most of the workplaces and leisure facilities offered by the company. According to the inscription below the photograph, ‘open-air’ dancing was conduced on a large scale at the Works after World War One. Dances such as this were scheduled in the recreation grounds at mid-day or in the evenings.<small><sup>1</sup></small>
<font color="#666633"><small><sup>1</sup> Photograph: Open-air dancing in the Girls Ground, 1921 [BA&H: MS 466/41/Box 3B/23]</small></font>