After forty-five years’ service Mr Albert Smith retired from The Standard Motor Company Limited on 13th April, 1951. Continue reading “Albert Smith 2”
British Legion – Standard Motors Branch
The President of The Standard Motors Branch British Legion accompanied by the Chairman, Mr. George Wheatley, Vice-President Mr. Bernard Grady, Secretary Mr. Totterdell, with Mr. A. R. Theobald, Chairman of the London Depot Branch and Mr. C. M. Nightingale, Secretary, took part on behalf of the respective Branches in a presentation to Sir John Black at his home at Warninglid Grange, Sussex. Continue reading “British Legion – Standard Motors Branch”
Baby Boom
Mrs Betty Odgers, after nine years as a wages clerk at Fletch. South. received gifts for her baby. Continue reading “Baby Boom”
Mick Carroll – Herald Trim & Final Finish
Mick Carroll (67), a fitter in Herald Trim and Finish, Canley, retired after 15 years’ service. Continue reading “Mick Carroll – Herald Trim & Final Finish”
The Standard Pub
“Held up as the best,” says the famous Atkinson’s advertisement. And no exception is “The Standard,” the new Atkinson’s public house at Eastern Green, just down the road from Standard’s Banner Lane factory on the outskirts of Coventry. Continue reading “The Standard Pub”
The Last TE20
Workers at Massey Ferguson celebrate the 517,651st and last TE 20 tractor to roll off the assembly line at Banner Lane, Coventry. Circa June 1956. Continue reading “The Last TE20”