This pub was named after the Triumph Herald motor car, which was first built in 1959 in the Standard factory that stood on the other side of the railway line from the pub.
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The Last Triumph Herald – Names
The photograph of the last Triumph Herald off the production line has offered a new name…
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P.V. Williams – Mosquito Test Pilot
P.V. Williams, Standard Motors Aeroplane test pilot. Continue reading “P.V. Williams – Mosquito Test Pilot”
Factory 1922
Costs Department Pt2
Wal Horsfall – Sheetmetal Worker
Wal Horsfall started as a sheetmetal worker in the old farm buildings at Canley. After some years he moved to the Press Shop. In 1937 he was made a chargehand in the Bonnet Shop, whilst Joe Cappleman as chargehand on petrol tanks.
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