Two photos taken during of the Standard Recreation Club in 1932. Continue reading “Standard Triumph Recreation Club Pt2”
Standard Triumph Recreation Club Pt1
The Standard Triumph Recreation Club is the only original building remaining on the Canley site. Despite our notices saying we are not associated with the building or organisation, our most common social media and email messages are from people asking about hiring a room – so we are glad the building is still in good use today! Continue reading “Standard Triumph Recreation Club Pt1”
Apprentices 1973 – Pt2
Following on from the previous post – here we can see a number of the apprentices in better detail. Continue reading “Apprentices 1973 – Pt2”
Charles Hathaway & Sons
Charles Hathaway was at Triumph ‘from the beginning’ and was the Triumph cycle works, Works Engineer. His successor, Col Holbrook described Hathaway as a ‘genius.’ Continue reading “Charles Hathaway & Sons”
Colin Wyatt – Experimental
“In 1962 my future husband, Colin Wyatt, worked in Experimental at Fletch North. I was at Underwood’s Secretarial in Warwick Row, finished my studies, did a year with a firm of Chartered accountants, then there was a job available in the buying office at Canley.” Continue reading “Colin Wyatt – Experimental”
Hold Fire!
An early photo of a convertible Vitesse, lovely and all however we are more interested in the back of the photo. Continue reading “Hold Fire!”