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 57 Ex-employees in this directory beginning with the letter O.
O'Brien, Vic
Superintendent, Ex-Coventry City Football player.
Tile Hill Factory in Torrington Avenue
Submitted by: Bob Owens O'Connor, Dick
Triumph motors maintenance Ron Smith, Phil West, Bill Wolohan, Dave Mckeown, Jimmy Mulholland, Barry Widlake, Dick O'Connor many more 1970s and me!
Submitted by: Ken GarrettO'Keeffe, Jim
My dad Jim O'Keeffe worked at the Standard in the early sixties. He was also the goalkeeper for their work football team.
Thanks Helen - hope you see this because here is a photo of him:
Standard Football Team 1959
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Submitted by: Helen O\'KeeffeO'Mara, Les
Worked on the track from the early 60s until he was made redundant in the 80s
Submitted by: Joanne Day O'Neill, Phil
My grandad Phil O'Neill worked at the Standard for years after the war (was a train driver before that)
Submitted by: Mark BrainO'Really, Matthew
My dad was a supervisor there his name was Matthew o ' really sadly he passed away in his 30s
Submitted by: Kathy Busby O'Reilly, Francis
Auto electrician, Main Trim shop and TR7 Line 1976-80 with Sid Mellor, John Smith, Foreman was Charlie West
Submitted by: Francis O’ReillyO’Connor, Jim
Dad worked at Canley from circa 1963-1975. He sadly passed away in 1998.
Submitted by: Chris QuinneyOldroyd, Arthur
Apprentice, 1962 Tinsmith
Introduction
Tug of War
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOliver, Leonard
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1901 Place of Birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOrr, William Charles Edward
Standard Motor Co., Ltd., 1916; drawing office.
Standard Motor Co., Ltd., 1930-38; works manager,
b: June 26, 1902
Armstrong Siddeley, 1926-30; in charge experimental engine section, Standard Motor Co., Ltd., 1930-38; works manager, then works director, Jaguar Cars, Ltd., 1938.
Manager, Car Division, Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd.,1957-59
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveOrrell, Stanley
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1893 Place of Birth: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOrton, Fred
Foreman of the Paint Shop
Born 26/9/1901
More to follow...
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOrton, Frederick
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1901 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOrton, Sydney
33 years service.
Retired 1961. Died, aged 66 October 14, 1963
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOsborne, Arthur
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1904 Place of Birth: Keresley, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOsborne, G
Over, John
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1889 Place of Birth: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOverton, William (Bill)
No. 2 Shop, Banner Lane c1952
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Ratefixing Department, Canley c1960
Submitted by: Cliff JonesOwen, Carol (nee Bartholomew)
Typing Pool Supervisor where I met her and married her in 1967
Submitted by: Garry OwenOwen, Garry
Apprentice 1962-1967, worked in body shop, Final Assembly, Body Development, Torrington Avenue Body Shop, Body Tooling and Cost Investigation then left after finishing apprenticeship. Returned 1978- 82 as Chief Industrial Engineer and then Works Manager.
Submitted by: Garry OwenOwen, Garry
My father in law use to work in the Experimental shop, for a number of years
Submitted by: Ian FraserOwen, Wally
My husband Wally Owen worked in the new assemble hall on the track inspection around 1964 till the plant closed
Submitted by: Debbie OwenOwen, Walter
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1887 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOwen, William
Worked in the machine shop....I think. 1930's through to 1960's?
Talked of there being a ghost who used to keep undoing his shoe laces!
Submitted by: Jill Whelan ( Owen)Submit a Ex-employee
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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
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
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ALF WELCH – Read about a character who was one of the inspirations to this archive.
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