I started at The Standard in August 1960 as a 16 year old Junior Clerk in the Cost Office at Fletch South working for Doug Swan (recently deceased).
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Canley Closing – Photos
These photos are believed to have been taken towards the very end of the life of the Canley Standard Triumph plant.
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Canteen
There were a number of canteens on all the sites, from Banner Lane to Canley, to cater to all the workers at the factory. Here is a remarkable photo of one of them.
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Gary Daffron, Security Officer
Memories of Work at Triumph Motors
I worked at Triumph Motors from 1969 to 1987 when it closed.
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Terry Donnelly
I started my working life in the apprentice training school at Capmartin Road September 1960 as an apprentice maintenance electrician.
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Herald Coupe – 4 Minute Build Car, 1959
A great period photo showing the build-up team of apprentices for the launch of the Triumph Herald at the Royal Albert Hall in 1959.
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