JACK CURL 66 , a progress chaser in Spares Production Control, Canley, retired after 35 years’ service. Continue reading “Jack Curl – Spares Production Control”
New Assembly Hall – Computer Room
This photo is the computer room in the New Assembly Hall. Continue reading “New Assembly Hall – Computer Room”
Water Test
Part of the new Assembly Hall (nicknamed the Rocket Range due to the new speed of production) a water test facility was installed. Continue reading “Water Test”
Norman Evans – Emissions
Norman Evans retirement presentation. Continue reading “Norman Evans – Emissions”
Banner Lane – Massey Ferguson
Banner Lane was the site of a wartime shadow factory in Coventry run by the Standard Motor Company and dedicated to making Bristol Hercules aero engines. Continue reading “Banner Lane – Massey Ferguson”
R H Pitt – Chief Fire Officer
R. H. PITT, Chief Fire Officer of The Standard Motor Co. Ltd., retired from the Company on 1st December, 1948, after nearly forty years service. Continue reading “R H Pitt – Chief Fire Officer”