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. You may notice adverts on the site. You can help this site by clicking on them which supports the archive. Thank you.
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List of Names (Surnames First)
There are currently 121 Ex-employees in this directory beginning with the letter E.
Earl, Derek
I was only there for about nine months in 1973, before I went back to GEC.
Submitted by: Derek EarlEarly, Richard (Dick)
My Dad worked there, I'm sure he was involved with the Unions ?? Dick Early .... sadly he passed away a few years ago
Submitted by: Jenny BrownEastell, Thomas
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1874 Place of Birth: Woodend, Northamptonshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEaton, Dan William
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1875 Place of Birth: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEaves, Tom
Superintendent. Despatch Dept, Liverpool.
Retired in 1971 after 40 years service.
Submitted by: Standard Triumph WorksEdgar, Jean
Married to Wally Edgar (who also worked at Standard Triumph)
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEdgar, Ron
Ron Edgar (1925-1978) He was born in Durham but came to Coventry with his parents as a young man .. he lived in the Tile Hill area and worked at the Standard Triumph car factory for 28 years.
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdgar, Wally
Wally Edgar worked with Bill Hamilton ( Garage Canley )
Married to Jean Edgar (who also worked at Standard Triumph)
Submitted by: Kay HamiltonEdge, Tony
40 Years Service Standard & Massey Ferguson
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdkins, Michael
Met my first husband there who was a maintenance trainee named Michael Edkins, he was there until about 1974/5?
Submitted by: Carole WorwoodEdmonds, C L P
Export Sales Manager c1951
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Export Sales Manager 1956
Export Sales, c1959
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdmunds, George Alfred
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1874 Place of Birth: London, Middlesex, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, A J
Welfare Department.
Broken Service with the Company.
Started in 1914, retired 1961.
d. 1968
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, Alfred
Ratefixer, Standard Motor Co., later Standard Triumph and British Leyland, in the Canley offices. Born in 1908
Executive, 1954
Production Efficiency Executive (Canley & Maudslay Road) 1956
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, Chris
Assistant pollution chemist at Fletch North
Seven Years service
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, H
Standard Triumph Apprentices Driving Instructor. c1951
Photo
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwards, Jackie
I worked in the Specification Office at Standard from 1966-1972 when I left to have my son. My dad worked in the drawing office for 40 years (as his dad did before him) before he retired around 1980. My husband worked in the Rocket Range, Top Shop, No.15 shop and No.21 shop around 1974. I have great memories of my time working there.
Submitted by: Jackie EdwardsEdwards, Robin
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1905 Place of Birth: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEdwin, Florence May
Confectioner Radford Bakehouse
Later Canley Factory
d 1972 aged 65
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEgginton, Albert Benjamin
Tube-bending section of the Tinsmith's Shop. Died aged 65, 1960. He was with the Company for a total of 13 years
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Submitted by: Sheila Murphy (nee Egginton)Egginton, Shelia
Foremans office in the Final Finish at Fletchamstead
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Submitted by: Sheila Murphy nee EggintonEllarby, Paul
Apprenticed in 1973, worked all over the place. Left in 1980 after working in Corporate Systems writing software for 2 years.
Submitted by: Paul EllarbyElliot, James Thomas
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1892 Place of Birth: Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElliot, Jean
The tea lady. Part time hours 10am to 3pm, mid 50s , she would bring the tea pot on the tray with the cups and saucers at about 10am and 3pm to the office staff both wages and accounts staff, we helped ourselves. Our hours were 9am to 5pm. Management in their own offices had theirs separate taken in to them by her.
Submitted by: Michael NewcombeElliott, Arthur J
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1893 Place of Birth: Foleshill, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElliott, Frederick Ernest
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1880 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElliott, Terry
Apprentice metallurgist 1958-1963 Left 1966 to join ICI as technical sales rep.
Spent rest of working life in heat treatment of metal parts for Senior and Bodycotern.
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Submitted by: Terry ElliottElliott, W F
Machinist.
Service: 1906 - 1948
43 Years Service
(Article Coming Soon)
Ref 1950 - Pensioner
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEllis, George
Graduated from the Drawing Office in 1916.
Became First (and only) staff photographer for may years.
Standard Review magazine contributor
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEllis, Max
I joined the Standard Motor Company in 1951 as a chassis designer and worked on the Herald chassis design at the old Massey Ferguson office in Banner Lane.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEllis, Stanley George
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1901 Place of Birth: Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElmer, Ian
I worked on the Barb line in the Rocket Range. Ted Smith, Johnny Jones, Larry? and Dave Dutton were the foremen. I then moved to the Engine Shop. Charlie Swain was the superintendant with Harry Woodfield his deputy. Good days!
Submitted by: Ian ElmerElsworth, Cecil F
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1889 Place of Birth: Dorset, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveElwood, Leonard
Chief Architect.
All building at Standard Triumph was designed and produced 'in-house' - ST had bricklayers/builders/electricians/plumbers etc.
Elwood was in charge of designing and producing all the company buildings, including the New Assembly Hall - 'Rocket Range' and Speke
Ref 1954
Ref 1958 Cheif Planning Engineer
Ref: 1959
Ref: 1967
Photo HERE
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEmor, Louis
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: N/A Place of Birth:
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEngland, Brian
Styling Executive c1960s
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Submitted by: Neil EnglandEnnis, Patrick
Worked at the main branch till the split with Massey then at the Radford section has his gold watch for long service
Submitted by: Margaret EnnisEvans, Alan
Worked at Canley in the machine shop that produced crankshafts for the Herald from 1968 to 1970. Heavy and mundane, repetitive work but a good supportive bunch of lads who worked hard to earn their wages.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Albert
My dad worked there till 1980. Albert Evans he worked on the engine assembly .
Submitted by: Susan SergiewEvans, Alf
Toolkit Stores. Chargehand
25 years service c1960
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Derek
My father worked at the standard , there was a picture in the standard newspaper, it was a story about my parents driving a Vanguard to Yugoslavia in the mid 50's, my mothers first return trip after leaving .
Submitted by: Daron EvansEvans, Jamie
Apprentice then Planning Engineer - Canley - Fletch North - 1971 to 1978. My Father was Albert Evans - Foreman No2 Shop Engine Assembly
Submitted by: Jamie EvansEvans, Joe
No 1 Machine Shop, Banner Lane. Retired after40 years service 1959
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, John
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1882 Place of Birth: Dublin, Suffolk, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Joyce
Joyce worked at the Standard Motor Company, until she had her first son in 1957.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, L
Tool Room, Canley. Member of Modern Dance Club c1950. More
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, R C
Stock Control, Canley c1962
Member of the Badminton Club
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Reuben
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1880 Place of Birth: Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Roy
Roy worked at Standard Motor Company for six years, before moving to Daimler, then Standard Triumph. Later moved to Quinton Hazel Automotive, from where he retired in 1994.
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEvans, Ted
Inspection. Ref 1959.
Known as "Stonewall" - beacuse nothing gets past him!
Submitted by: Standard Triumph WorksEvely, Anne
Punch Operator, Powers-Samas Room, Fletchamstead c1959
Submitted by: Triumph Works ArchiveEverall, Alfred
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1885 Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEverett, Robin
Robin or Bob as he preferred to be known as was my dad. Sadly he passed away 3rd December 2009 following an extremely hard battle after a quadruple heart bypass operation failed.
Submitted by: Jaime (his only daughter) -Everett, Ted
Ted Everett was employed as a photographer for Standard (1952-1959) and Massey Ferguson from 1959 to 2018.
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Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEverrett, Edward
From 1921 Census. Year of Birth: 1874 Place of Birth: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Submitted by: Standard Triumph Works ArchiveEykelbosch, J
66 men were killed serving in the Great War and their names are inscribed on the memorial stone by the promenade at London Road Cemetery.
Inscription:
Erected in loving memory of our comrades who gave their lives for liberty in the Great War 1914-1918 by the staff and employees of the Triumph and Gloria companies. 'He was a man and nothing that effected the human race was foreign to him.'
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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
I Joined Standard Motors in January 1962 as an office Junior in the Benevolent office, Ivy Cottage, Canley. The boss Read more
Specialist Toolmaker c1952 - 1980. Son of Frank Golding, Chauffeur to Sir John Black Commenced apprenticeship in 1951 at Banner Read more
Here are my details. My life at Standard Triumph started as an apprentice from 1967 - 1972. I was lucky Read more
Mr A. S. Dick. Managing Director of Standard Triumph International since 1954, is to resign from the company, according to Read more
Paul Finlayson has been in touch with a photo and details of his Dad.My father worked at the works from Read more
IN THE LAB WITH TRIUMPH - Testing TRs For US Federal Emission Standards. It's a small building, inconspicuous in the clutter Read more
In appreciation of his 12 years valuable and useful service as Chairman of the Standard Apprentice Association, Mr E. Knight Read more
The Standard Triumph Apprentices Association (STAA) was affiliated to The Coventry Apprentices Association (CAA). Inter company activities with member firms Read more
C. L. P. Edmonds - Export Sales Manager at Standard Triumph. Edmonds can be seen here third from left at Read more
Standard Triumph's Service Depot at Park Royal in West London. This fabulous photograph dates from June 1951 when Sir John Black Read more
George Turnbull, Standard Triumph Director pulls out the winning ticket No. 11478 to win a Triumph Herald donated to the Read more
Archie W. Neal - Factory Visits Supervisor. This marvellous photo shows French school children on an exchange trip from Roanne Read more
Leo Taylor, of Tinsmiths' Dept., retired last month after 27 years' service • He had a record of social work Read more
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