Introduction

standard motors 1936Did 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)

Showing 5 most recent Ex-employees in this directory
Cloake, Frederick
My late grandfather. Approximately 1962-1970 Or somewhere in between.
Submitted by: Lisa Ball

Acres, Mike
Director
Submitted by: Ian Tudor

Dixon, Douglas
Manager.
Submitted by: Ian Tudor

Farrell, John
Section Leader
Submitted by: Ian Tudor

Tudor, Ian
I worked as an Industrial Engineer, working for Section Leader John Farrell, Manager Douglas Dixon, and Director Mike Acres. Sadly, I was there until the closing, the cessation of production and helped with the run down of indirect resources - not a nice period!
Submitted by: Ian Tudor


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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
More production line photographs in glorious colour! Read more
We have said before how colour factory photos are extremely rare - and this series are a particularly excellent archive Read more
The Standard Tennis club of 1931-1932. Recognise anyone? Read more
Another fascinating set of photos featuring Ted Silver. Here as part of the Triumph Le-Mans team. Read more
A brilliant - but frustrating - photograph because we have no details. Can you help? Here perhaps pensioners or some Read more
Another superb, and very early, photograph from the Standard Motor Co. Sadly we do not currently have any dates (any Read more
The following photographs feature the TR7 drophead during it's UK press launch at Woburn Abbey, February 1980. There were 22 Read more
Another fascinating set of photos featuring Ted Silver. Here as part of the Triumph Le-Mans team. More to Follow... Read more
The following photographs feature the TR7 drophead during it's UK press launch at Woburn Abbey, February 1980. There were 22 Read more
Further pictures have been sent through from Ted’s grandaughter Louise. Ted at his retirement. With left to right John Lloyd, Read more
We have hit 750 names - a fantastic number, many with stories and comments too we are still sorting through, Read more
The following photographs feature the TR7 drophead during it's UK press launch at Woburn Abbey, February 1980. There were 22 Read more
A super photo dated 1934 and part of the Carnival. With Captain (not Sir yet!) John Black in the dark Read more

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Update:
The archive has now over 4,500 name entries and with 869 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.

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Memories

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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.
  • Colour TR3 Factory Production Line Pt.2 - More production line photographs in glorious colour!
  • Colour TR3 Factory Production Line Pt.1 - We have said before how colour factory photos are extremely rare – and this series are a particularly excellent archive set.
  • Anyone for Tennis? - The Standard Tennis club of 1931-1932. Recognise anyone?
  • Ted Silver Pt.4 – Le Mans - Another fascinating set of photos featuring Ted Silver. Here as part of the Triumph Le-Mans team.
  • Pensioners - A brilliant – but frustrating – photograph because we have no details. Can you help?
  • Standard Motors Staff - Another superb, and very early, photograph from the Standard Motor Co. Sadly we do not currently have any dates (any guesses?) but we do have a couple of names…
  • TR7 Drophead Launch – Woburn Abbey Pt. 3 - The following photographs feature the TR7 drophead during it’s UK press launch at Woburn Abbey, February 1980.
  • Ted Silver Pt.3 – Le Mans - Another fascinating set of photos featuring Ted Silver. Here as part of the Triumph Le-Mans team.
  • TR7 Drophead Launch – Woburn Abbey Pt. 2 - The following photographs feature the TR7 drophead during it’s UK press launch at Woburn Abbey, February 1980.
  • Ted Silver Pt. 2 - Further pictures have been sent through from Ted’s grandaughter Louise.
  • Update: 750 Names - We have hit 750 names – a fantastic number, many with stories and comments too we are still sorting through, we love to read them all! We have had all different departments mentioned, with workers named being ‘spotted’ by others who remember them! This week we were featured in the Coventry Evening Telegraph and mid-week we …
  • TR7 Drophead Launch – Woburn Abbey Pt. 1 - The following photographs feature the TR7 drophead during it’s UK press launch at Woburn Abbey, February 1980.
  • Standard 1934 - A super photo dated 1934 and part of the Carnival.
  • Frank Perkins - DOING IT BY HALVES If you are the proud owner of a brand new car, steer clear of Frank Perkins. He cuts them in half.
  • Stag Development - A fantastic period film featuring both the development of the Triumph Stag and a number of key personnel involved with the car. The film, in colour, also shows a number of factory scenes. Enjoy.
  • Ray Bates - Ray became chief engineer of design and spent twenty one very happy years at Triumph before moving to Longbridge to work with Harry Webster in 1968.
  • Leslie Roden – Clerk - Leslie Roden was born in Saltley, Birmingham in 1907.
  • Ted Silver Retirement - A marvellous photo taken on the occasion of Ted Silver’s retirement.
  • Brian Grove - Born November 15th 1930, Brian joined Standard Triumph Motor Company, Coventry and trained as a Mechanical Engineer from 1946 to 1950.
  • Something new for March – something new every single day. - Check the website at 9am every day throughout March for a new bio, new photo, new record, something, we think, you never knew about the Standard Triumph Company.
  • Factor us in: FREE Online Event - Come to this virtual chat to explore some of the documents from the British Motor Heritage Industry Trust archives about the more human side of the Canley car factory and its impact on the local area.
  • Picture and Video Gallery - Please click on the Picture or Video Gallery. Please Note: We do not add new photos to the Photo Gallery, they are just a few examples of what the archive holds. With each photo we like to add the detail so the best place for the latest photos is in the latest Posts/news. Thank you. …
  • Fletch North Drawing Office Presentation - Photo of a presentation at Fletch North DO, unfortunately I can’t remember the recipients name.
  • Bob Butterworth - For the Standard Triumph website – I know it reads like a CV but there’s no other way to reflect my experience and the great job that the Triumph Motor Company, in its many iterations, positively encouraged its people’s development.
  • Bob’s Retirement – NVH 1974 - I worked in the NVH department in Fletch North from 1972 till 1976 when I left to be a senior engineer in the Prototype build department working for Steve Nicholas.

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