I remember the bus going over these crossings to get home to Canley. And all the workers coming out of the Standard, and then the Covrad seems so long ago. Ronald Bayliss
Factory Photo – Unknown Date
This grainy photograph sees Ivy Cottage at the very centre of the photo and the original dispatch area for finished vehicles to the left. Continue reading “Factory Photo – Unknown Date”
Colour Canley – 1982
From the archive of Leon Guyot, a good friend, here is a colour photograph taken at the Canley, Fletch South, works. Continue reading “Colour Canley – 1982”
Canley Halt Pt2
Two more photos of Canley Halt – this time with the Canley, Fletch South works in the background. Continue reading “Canley Halt Pt2”
Fire Station – Canley
Standard Triumph had it’s own Fire Station, manned 24 hours a day by full time firemen.
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Canley Memories – Ivy Cottage
I cannot let yet another milestone of motoring history pass by without recording that the Canley factory of BL in Coventry has commissioned its very last motor car, a Triumph Spitfire. Continue reading “Canley Memories – Ivy Cottage”