It was back in the days when the BBC’s Home Service broadcast the popular programme Workers’ Playtime live from Britain’s factories that sailor Gordon Wright first spotted Joan Simpson in Coventry. Continue reading “Gordon Wright – Tea Boy”
David Mileham – Planning Engineer
Presentation to David Mileham, planning engineer, on the occasion of his marriage, March 1967. Continue reading “David Mileham – Planning Engineer”
Steve Young – Fireman Part 1
Firemen from over 50 brigades attended a winter training school to improve their skill in saving life and property. Continue reading “Steve Young – Fireman Part 1”
Standard Service Depot, 1936
Vast new plant in construction – To be ready at beginning of 1937. Continue reading “Standard Service Depot, 1936”
Bob Bulmer – Material Handler
Bob Bulmer a material handler at the Radford factory of Triumph Coventry, retired recently after nearly 23 years with the Company. Bob first started work with the Company at Canley and moved to Radford with the section 14 years ago. Continue reading “Bob Bulmer – Material Handler”
Allesley to Le Mans with the Triumph Competition Department
When D day arrived, we all assembled on the car park at Allesley, truck loaded, tools, cars, lined up for loading, waiting for the car transporter to arrive. Ken Richardson had heard of this chap Ron, who did car delivery. He had built this closed four car transporter using a Commer TS3 (two stroke diesel) bus. Ken had not seen it, but had booked it on hearsay to transport the cars to Le Mans. Continue reading “Allesley to Le Mans with the Triumph Competition Department”