This grainy photograph sees Ivy Cottage at the very centre of the photo and the original dispatch area for finished vehicles to the left. Continue reading “Factory Photo – Unknown Date”
Colour Canley – 1982
From the archive of Leon Guyot, a good friend, here is a colour photograph taken at the Canley, Fletch South, works. Continue reading “Colour Canley – 1982”
Canley Halt Pt2
Two more photos of Canley Halt – this time with the Canley, Fletch South works in the background. Continue reading “Canley Halt Pt2”
Fire Station – Canley
Standard Triumph had it’s own Fire Station, manned 24 hours a day by full time firemen.
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Canley Memories – Ivy Cottage
I cannot let yet another milestone of motoring history pass by without recording that the Canley factory of BL in Coventry has commissioned its very last motor car, a Triumph Spitfire. Continue reading “Canley Memories – Ivy Cottage”
Standard Triumph Exterior Photo 1959
We like to see exterior factory photographs – it helps with identifying certain areas and our understanding of the site itself. Photos are quite rare – colour ones really rare. Continue reading “Standard Triumph Exterior Photo 1959”