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 117 Ex-employees in this directory beginning with the letter E.
Eadon, Brian
Earl, Derek
I was only there for about nine months in 1973, before I went back to GEC.
Submitted by: Derek EarlEarly, Richard (Dick)
My Dad worked there, I'm sure he was involved with the Unions ?? Dick Early .... sadly he passed away a few years ago
Submitted by: Jenny BrownEastell, Thomas
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1874 Place of Birth: Woodend, Northamptonshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEaton, Dan William
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1875 Place of Birth: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdgar, Jean
Married to Wally Edgar (who also worked at Standard Triumph)
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEdgar, Ron
Ron Edgar (1925-1978) He was born in Durham but came to Coventry with his parents as a young man .. he lived in the Tile Hill area and worked at the Standard Triumph car factory for 28 years.
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdgar, Wally
Wally Edgar worked with Bill Hamilton ( Garage Canley )
Married to Jean Edgar (who also worked at Standard Triumph)
Submitted by: Kay HamiltonEdge, Tony
40 Years Service Standard & Massey Ferguson
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdkins, Michael
Met my first husband there who was a maintenance trainee named Michael Edkins, he was there until about 1974/5?
Submitted by: Carole WorwoodEdmonds, C L P
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Export Sales Manager c1951
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Edmunds, George Alfred
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1874 Place of Birth: London, Middlesex, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, A J
Welfare Department.
Broken Service with the Company.
Started in 1914, retired 1961.
d. 1968
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, Alfred
Ratefixer, Standard Motor Co., later Standard Triumph and British Leyland, in the Canley offices. Born in 1908
Executive, 1954
Production Efficiency Executive (Canley & Maudslay Road) 1956
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, Chris
Assistant pollution chemist at Fletch North
Seven Years service
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, H
Standard Triumph Apprentices Driving Instructor. c1951
Photo
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, Jackie
I worked in the Specification Office at Standard from 1966-1972 when I left to have my son. My dad worked in the drawing office for 40 years (as his dad did before him) before he retired around 1980. My husband worked in the Rocket Range, Top Shop, No.15 shop and No.21 shop around 1974. I have great memories of my time working there.
Submitted by: Jackie EdwardsEdwards, Robin
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1905 Place of Birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwin, Florence May
Confectioner Radford Bakehouse
Later Canley Factory
d 1972 aged 65
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEgginton, Albert Benjamin
Tube-bending section of the Tinsmith's Shop. Died aged 65, 1960. He was with the Company for a total of 13 years
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Submitted by: Sheila Murphy (nee Egginton)Egginton, Shelia
Foremans office in the Final Finish at Fletchamstead
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Submitted by: Sheila Murphy nee EggintonEllarby, Paul
Apprenticed in 1973, worked all over the place. Left in 1980 after working in Corporate Systems writing software for 2 years.
Submitted by: Paul EllarbyElliot, James Thomas
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1892 Place of Birth: Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElliot, Jean
The tea lady. Part time hours 10am to 3pm, mid 50s , she would bring the tea pot on the tray with the cups and saucers at about 10am and 3pm to the office staff both wages and accounts staff, we helped ourselves. Our hours were 9am to 5pm. Management in their own offices had theirs separate taken in to them by her.
Submitted by: Michael NewcombeElliott, Arthur J
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1893 Place of Birth: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElliott, Frederick Ernest
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1880 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElliott, Terry
Apprentice metallurgist 1958-1963 Left 1966 to join ICI as technical sales rep.
Spent rest of working life in heat treatment of metal parts for Senior and Bodycotern.
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Submitted by: Terry ElliottElliott, W F
Machinist.
Service: 1906 - 1948
43 Years Service
(Article Coming Soon)
Ellis, George
Graduated from the Drawing Office in 1916.
Became First (and only) staff photographer for may years.
Standard Review magazine contributor
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEllis, Max
I joined the Standard Motor Company in 1951 as a chassis designer and worked on the Herald chassis design at the old Massey Ferguson office in Banner Lane.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEllis, Stanley George
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1901 Place of Birth: Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElmer, Ian
I worked on the Barb line in the Rocket Range. Ted Smith, Johnny Jones, Larry? and Dave Dutton were the foremen. I then moved to the Engine Shop. Charlie Swain was the superintendant with Harry Woodfield his deputy. Good days!
Submitted by: Ian ElmerElsworth, Cecil F
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1889 Place of Birth: Dorset, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElwood, Leonard
Chief Architect.
All building at Standard Triumph was designed and produced 'in-house' - ST had bricklayers/builders/electricians/plumbers etc.
Elwood was in charge of designing and producing all the company buildings, including the New Assembly Hall - 'Rocket Range' and Speke
Ref 1954
Ref 1958 Cheif Planning Engineer
Ref: 1959
Ref: 1967
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEmor, Louis
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: N/A Place of Birth:
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEngland, Brian
Styling Executive c1960s
UPDATE: Chassis Design Engineer More
Submitted by: Neil EnglandEnnis, Patrick
Worked at the main branch till the split with Massey then at the Radford section has his gold watch for long service
Submitted by: Margaret EnnisEvans, Alan
Worked at Canley in the machine shop that produced crankshafts for the Herald from 1968 to 1970. Heavy and mundane, repetitive work but a good supportive bunch of lads who worked hard to earn their wages.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Albert
My dad worked there till 1980. Albert Evans he worked on the engine assembly .
Submitted by: Susan SergiewEvans, Alf
Toolkit Stores. Chargehand
25 years service c1960
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Derek
My father worked at the standard , there was a picture in the standard newspaper, it was a story about my parents driving a Vanguard to Yugoslavia in the mid 50's, my mothers first return trip after leaving .
Submitted by: Daron EvansEvans, Jamie
Apprentice then Planning Engineer - Canley - Fletch North - 1971 to 1978. My Father was Albert Evans - Foreman No2 Shop Engine Assembly
Submitted by: Jamie EvansEvans, Joe
No 1 Machine Shop, Banner Lane. Retired after40 years service 1959
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, John
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1882 Place of Birth: Dublin, Suffolk, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Joyce
Joyce worked at the Standard Motor Company, until she had her first son in 1957.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, L
Tool Room, Canley. Member of Modern Dance Club c1950. More
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Norman
Norman was a fitter/tester working for Sid Griffin and then worked in the
Emissions Dept at fletch North
Evans, R C
Stock Control, Canley c1962
Member of the Badminton Club
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Reuben
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1880 Place of Birth: Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Roy
Roy worked at Standard Motor Company for six years, before moving to Daimler, then Standard Triumph. Later moved to Quinton Hazel Automotive, from where he retired in 1994.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvely, Anne
Punch Operator, Powers-Samas Room, Fletchamstead c1959
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEverall, Alfred
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1885 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEverett, Robin
Robin or Bob as he preferred to be known as was my dad. Sadly he passed away 3rd December 2009 following an extremely hard battle after a quadruple heart bypass operation failed.
Submitted by: Jaime (his only daughter) -Everett, Ted
Ted Everett was employed as a photographer for Standard (1952-1959) and Massey Ferguson from 1959 to 2018.
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEverrett, Edward
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1874 Place of Birth: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEykelbosch, 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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Submit a Ex-employee
To add a name, click on the ‘Submit a Name’ link above.
Please add the surname first. Use the format: Smith, John in the name field, then add a description; here you can include a role, location, service dates etc plus any other information you think may be of interest, finishing with your name (you may be submitting on behalf of a family member). Don’t worry how much – or little – you write in the description box – everything helps!
PLEASE NOTE: By using the ‘submit name’ element on the site we DO NOT get any record of you or your email and sometimes we’d love to get in touch with you, but we can’t! Please either drop your email details on the entry (don’t worry we won’t publish that) or a separate email to say ‘hello’.
Thank you.
We’d love you to get involved with this project. You can email us your info to iwas@standardtriumphworks.co.uk or post a name directly on the ‘submit name’ link.
On the first anniversary of the launch of this website archive we thought we'd write something about Alf Welch. Alf Read more
We like to see exterior factory photographs - it helps with identifying certain areas and our understanding of the site Read more
Two copies of Alan Jenner's Standard Triumph ID card.The right card is dated 18th July 1958, the left card is earlier Read more
Part of this project is to recognise many of the factory features that made up the Canley Standard Triumph site. Read more
Remarkably we may have 'found' the doors to the main entrance at Fletch South. They still exist! The first photo Read more
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 Read more
My father John Jones, worked there as a tool setter charge hand. He was there from about 1962 till the Read more
Another group photo of a team of trim ladies from Mavis Langdon. Here are some of names: (Left to right). Read more
Following on from the Cost Office Part 1 (Part 2 to follow shortly), this little snippet has been found from Read more
Tom Neary , of Maintenance Department, Canley, was presented with a sum of money from the department when he retired Read more
I started work at Standard Triumph in the summer of 1971 working at the Tile Hill training school. I progressed Read more
A sad photo taken just prior to the demolition of Ivy Cottage. Dated 19th April 1995, it is fitting that Read more
Cliff was born on the 9th March 1932 to Arthur and Sylvia Frost. Cliff was the third of four children. Read more
Update:
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825 articles on the site. During May, 2018 we reached 100,000 website hits. May 2019 we reached 500,000 website hits. February 2022 we achieved one million hits! Take a look at the Latest News posts to see the articles.Video Gallery – SEE HERE
ALF WELCH – Read about a character who was one of the inspirations to this archive.
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Memories
LATEST POSTS
- Alf Welch – Service Instructor in Market Promotion and Training - On the first anniversary of the launch of this website archive we thought we’d write something about Alf Welch.
- Standard Triumph Exterior Photo 1959 - We like to see exterior factory photographs – it helps with identifying certain areas and our understanding of the site itself. Photos are quite rare – colour ones really rare.
- Alan Jenner - Two copies of Alan Jenner’s Standard Triumph ID card.
- Surgery – or Computer Room? - Part of this project is to recognise many of the factory features that made up the Canley Standard Triumph site. We would like your help.
- Fletch South - Remarkably we may have ‘found’ the doors to the main entrance at Fletch South. They still exist!
- Mayflower - A series of photos with the Triumph Mayflower in production.
- Vintage Standard Rally - A couple of photographs taken at a Standard vintage rally at Canley during the 1960’s.
- John Jones - My father John Jones, worked there as a tool setter charge hand. He was there from about 1962 till the day it closed down permanently.
- Mavis Langdon Standard Ladies Pt 4 - Another group photo of a team of trim ladies from Mavis Langdon.
- Tony Gibbs – Cost Office - Following on from the Cost Office Part 1 (Part 2 to follow shortly), this little snippet has been found from 1979.
- Tom Neary – Maintenance Department - Tom Neary , of Maintenance Department, Canley, was presented with a sum of money from the department when he retired after many years’ service. Mr. E. K. Wadsworth, Works Engineer, made the presentation.
- Mark McCombie - I started work at Standard Triumph in the summer of 1971 working at the Tile Hill training school. I progressed to become a trimmer working at Canley and also at the Service Department at Allesley.
- Ivy Cottage – Demolition - A sad photo taken just prior to the demolition of Ivy Cottage.
- Cliff Frost - Cliff was born on the 9th March 1932 to Arthur and Sylvia Frost. Cliff was the third of four children. He had an elder brother called Arthur, but called Mick for his entire life, and an older sister Joan. A couple of years after Cliff had arrived the youngest of the siblings, Trevor was born.
- 1950’s Wages Agreement - Directors from Standard Triumph and representatives from the Trade Union sign the new wages agreement.
- Senior Executives - A good period photo from 1954 showing for senior Standard Triumph executives.
- Thomas Joseph Mulrennan Pt 2 - A great series of photos featuring Thomas Joseph Mulrennan from Standard Triumph before emigrating to Australia.
- Increased Sales 1936 - Period advert from November 1936
- Garry Owen (Junior) - In the sixties the Standard Triumph apprentices would enter a float to all the local carnivals.
- Costs Department Pt 1 - My name is Annemarie Mabbs was Annemarie Mckenna I started work on April 17th 1963 as a junior in the costs depart at Canley.
- Recognise These Faces? - A remarkable set of colour factory photographs have emerged from 1959
- Pubs: The Fletch - Located on the Fletchamstead Highway, The Fletch was immediately opposite the main Fletch South/North buildings.
- Standard Cinema - A period aerial photograph of the Standard Cinema from 1946.
- Recognise This Face? - This photo was from early 1959 and often, Standard Triumph pulled a ‘model’ from one of the works departments. Do you recognise her?
- Recognise These Faces? - This looks like the Competition Department – Can you recognise these people?
- Recognise This Face? - Final Finish perhaps? Taken from a still from a period film in 1965. Do you recognise this lady?
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