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 27 Ex-employees in this directory beginning with the letter V.
Vallelly, Joseph
Ex-employee of Standard Triumph & Jaguar
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVarney, George Robert
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1875 Place of Birth: Oxfordshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVarney, J
66 men were killed serving in the Great War and their names are inscribed on the memorial stone by the promenade at London Road Cemetery.
Inscription:
Erected in loving memory of our comrades who gave their lives for liberty in the Great War 1914-1918 by the staff and employees of the Triumph and Gloria companies. 'He was a man and nothing that effected the human race was foreign to him.'
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Varney, Sydney
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1888 Place of Birth: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVickerson, P (Miss)
Short-hand typist in Special Products Division
Ref: 1963
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Married to Alan Woods, layout artist, in Printing and Stationery Dept., Fletch. South
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVincent, L W
Chassis, Canley 1931
Engineering Manager, c1959
Hon Sec. Standard Motors Rugby Football Club 1931
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(Possibly first name Les)
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVincent, M
Park Royal Standard Triumph Service Depot, North London.
c1951 - (at least) 23 years service
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVincent, Rose
1939 Accounts Department. Married L W Vincent
Submitted by: William Vincent, son of L W Vincent and Rose VincentVincent, William Charles
Engineer. He was the driver for King George V at the Dehli Durbar in 1911. Standard supplied all the vehicles for the royal party
Submitted by: William Vincent, son of LW VincentViner, George L M
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1878 Place of Birth: Clapham, Surrey, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveVowles, Doreen
Secretary to Mr. Johns, Factory Manager, Tile Hill, Ref: 1972
Married John Goodwin, Safety Office. Canley
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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 Read more
I started at Standard Triumph in the early 70s. I started at Car Despatch I spent a couple of years Read more
Stocks have to be constantly replenished. Power trucks are used for inter-stores transport of parts. Each Storekeeper deals with a particular section Read more
I worked for Triumph for more than 20 years, starting in 1968 at Tile Hill where I was working on Read more
A great period photo sent in by Malcolm Whittaker featuring the Cox Brothers. Martin and Peter Cox were Triumph test Read more
A remarkable photograph of the Standard Triumph assembly line. Dated 1947, this grainy photograph shows the final stage of the Standard Read more
What are your memories of Ivy Cottage? We'd love to hear from you. This late photo has a 'Rover' sign Read more
A great photo from the Competition Department. Complete with a couple of names too - Morley Faulkner is the recipient Read more
I was a Student Apprentice 1952-55. This was a sort of up market apprenticeship where one worked for a brief Read more
The Drawing Office was located within the building Fletch North. Stills, taken from a film made to coincide with the launch Read more
A fascinating series of photographs and details have just arrived through our front door from Marilyn Bates relating to her Read more
PR chief is appointed to top post at Leyland 30 August 1974, By Clifford Webb Mr Keith Hopkins, the 44- year-old Read more
We love to see your photos and this one was sent through with a couple of names. We've now managed Read more
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ALF WELCH – Read about a character who was one of the inspirations to this archive.
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