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 23 Ex-employees in this directory beginning with the letter Y.
Yardley, RodDraughtsman (and my Best Man) 1966
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Fletch North Drawing Office
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Yarnold, DaveElectrical Team Ref: 1986
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Yarwood, BillEngineering Dept. Fletch North.
Chief ‘checker’ for the chassis D.O
Emigrated to Australia late sixties/early seventies
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Yates, JackChief Test Driver
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Yates, TedAccounts
Submitted by: Tom Braund
Yeates, E RDirector and General Manager 1968
c1972
Forward Radiator, Bordesley Green later Triumph Motors
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Yeo, ArthurSubmitted by: Pete Davis
Yeomans, DavidJunior Apprentice 1968, Tinsmiths
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York, Cecil Joseph ThomasFrom 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1894 Place of Birth: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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Young, AlfredFrom 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1870 Place of Birth: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
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Young, CyrilSubmitted by: David Mileham
Young, DennisMy grandad worked there from the age of 14 (about 1939), but signed up to the navy aged 15 (after lying about his age!) and returned to work here after the war (1945/46) as jobs were kept open. Worked here until everyone was made redundant. He worked on both Standard and Standard Triumph, and I think he worked in the gear box room.
Submitted by: Kayleigh Thomson
Young, FredRover Triumph projects director.
After the war, he took up a post with Standard and by 1971, had become manufacturing manager for the Canley, Tile Hill and Radford plants, responsible for more than 10,000 staff.
Responsible for planning and executing the relocation of TR7 production from Speke in Liverpool to Coventry before taking early retirement in 1980.
Submitted by: Triumph Works Archive
Young, HSubmitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Young, HarryFrom 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1882 Place of Birth: Coventry
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Young, JSubmitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Young, JApprentice 1962
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Young, J (Mrs)It certainly was a great firm to work for. Sir John Black was a frequent visitor to our office, and I typed the letter thanking him for the bonus we received in respect to the profits the firm made during the year.
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Young, JohnApprentice chef, c1964. Son of Cyril Young, company Safety Officer.
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Young, JosephFinishing Dept. Pre war, pre 1940
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Young, SteveSubmitted by: Standard Triumph Works Archive
Younger, Tim Body Section
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Younger, V ABody Shop Superintendent 1955
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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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