A fantastic photo dating back to 1938/39, showing the Standard Triumph works Rugby team. Continue reading “Rugby Team”
Joseph Young – Finishing Dept
AN EX-CHINDIT, Lance-Corporal Joseph Young, of the South Staffordshire Regiment, whose home address is 11, Whalers Croft, Radford, Coventry, was invested with the D.C.M. by the King at Buckingham Palace, yesterday. Continue reading “Joseph Young – Finishing Dept”
Staff Ball
With thanks again to John Macartney for this fantastic photo from the Standard Works Staff Ball in 1933. UPDATE: We can confirm this photo was from Christmas, 1932.
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Edna Phillips (nee Taylor)
Continuing on the previous post of Edna Phillips (nee Taylor)… Continue reading “Edna Phillips (nee Taylor)”
Photogenic Staff
Captain Black held a view that as Standard had many photogenic people working for it, it was commercially sensible to use them for publicity purposes and thereby save money by not using modelling agencies. Continue reading “Photogenic Staff”
Vox Pops – 1960
This group of Standard Triumph workers were asked about Lord’s Cricket as part of a VoxPop interview. The original article dated from July, 1960. Continue reading “Vox Pops – 1960”