Did you work at the Standard or Triumph – at Canley, Radford, Banner Lane, Northey Road, Allesley, Tile Hill, Western Avenue (London), Bordesley Green (Birmingham), Speke (Liverpool), Berkeley Square (London) or any of the associated sites/companies associated with Standard Triumph? If so, we’d love to hear from you to build a database of names associated with the Standard and Triumph company. Read More HERE. You may notice adverts on the site. You can help this site by clicking on them which supports the archive. Thank you.
List of Names (Surnames First)
There are currently 8 Ex-employees in this directory beginning with the letter U.
Underhill, RichardFrom 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1880 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Underwood, FredFrom 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1894 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Underwood, John Joseph JamesFrom 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1875 Place of Birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Upton, BarryEnd of Line painter, final finish. Worked there from 1962 to 1980.
Submitted by: Liz Costall (daughter)
Upton, HoraceEnd of Line, final finish. Engine room, Worked there 1930s to 1972
Submitted by: Liz Costall (granddaughter)
Urch, ECentral Goods Receiving, Fletchamstead
c1973
More Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Utting, TrixieSubmitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
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On the first anniversary of the launch of this website archive we thought we'd write something about Alf Welch. Alf
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Two copies of Alan Jenner's Standard Triumph ID card.The right card is dated 18th July 1958, the left card is earlier
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Part of this project is to recognise many of the factory features that made up the Canley Standard Triumph site.
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Remarkably we may have 'found' the doors to the main entrance at Fletch South. They still exist! The first photo
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A series of photos with the Triumph Mayflower in production.
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A couple of photographs taken at a Standard vintage rally at Canley during the 1960's. The first photo shows a pre-war Standard. The
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My father John Jones, worked there as a tool setter charge hand. He was there from about 1962 till the
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Another group photo of a team of trim ladies from Mavis Langdon. Here are some of names: (Left to right).
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Following on from the Cost Office Part 1 (Part 2 to follow shortly), this little snippet has been found from
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Tom Neary , of Maintenance Department, Canley, was presented with a sum of money from the department when he retired
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I started work at Standard Triumph in the summer of 1971 working at the Tile Hill training school. I progressed
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A sad photo taken just prior to the demolition of Ivy Cottage. Dated 19th April 1995, it is fitting that
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Cliff was born on the 9th March 1932 to Arthur and Sylvia Frost. Cliff was the third of four children.
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Directors from Standard Triumph and representatives from the Trade Union sign the new wages agreement.Dated early 1950's Sir John Black
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