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.
List of Names (Surnames First)
There are 41 names in this directory beginning with the letter O.
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
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 QuinneyOrr, 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 ArchiveOrton, Sydney
33 years service.
Retired 1961. Died, aged 66 October 14, 1963
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveOwen, 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, 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 name
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John Edwards – Metrology Standards
Hello John Edwards here, I worked in the Standards Room at Fletch South.
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Triumph Spitfire Line
From the Peter Richardson archive, a fabulous photo showing the Spitfire line.
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Apprentice Staff
Here we are compiling a list of Standard Triumph Apprentice Staff. We’ll add photos, for individuals and add any updates
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Vincent White – Catering Department
It was to have been a quiet Sunday afternoon in the park. But within minutes of parking his Standard car
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Arthur Brooks – Salvage
Arthur Brooks joined Standard Triumph in 1932. At first he was employed on material handling — the hard way —when
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