Re: [TR] Standard Triumph Club in Coventry closing end of June

To:	Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> Ka8Z2kidU1Zs/EqELuLKPTLTdI3l1DoE6SpPhH33boM42xefZ/5aQ9nSvIedpr5pkW5XiSE zbBeb9JtiDzOaLM9RB3HQpbeK13v20SyQhxv/po7RkmOEd/UUlsXcT31LQhQLLH6QdtDPXI DgYsNG2sQR7kAATOX3awA==
Subject:	Re: [TR] Standard Triumph Club in Coventry closing end of June
From:	John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:29:13 +0100
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Hi, Don,

That=E2=80=99s sad news but I=E2=80=99m also amazed it has lasted so long. I=
f it has Grades 1 or 2 Listed Building status, this could save it from the w=
recking ball - but for what other purposes? It was opened in 1932 ish by the=
 Duke of Gloucester with John Black and R.W. Maudslay present. One of the la=
st occasions when Maudslay put in a public appearance before he died.
I=E2=80=99ve been inside it on many occasions, though many years ago, and it=
=E2=80=99s a large building for a social club. There are bars, a theatre, se=
veral lounge areas, changing rooms and showers. In its heyday, it had up to 1=
0,000 people (employees) using it daily at lunchtimes and in the evenings bu=
t there=E2=80=99s no factory there now, just a business park and the adjoini=
ng land in the form of football, rugby and tennis courts have gone too. But t=
hese days, people have different ideas for their leisure. Fifty plus years a=
go, the club would have seen hundreds of people in the evenings and at weeke=
nds. There were sing-songs, drama groups, musical events, variety shows, emp=
loyee children events, football, rugby and tennis events and all floated off=
 on an ocean of draught beer from the Ansells and Flowers breweries. We all c=
alled that place =E2=80=9Cthe gluepot=E2=80=9D but why, I never did find out=
.
The TR Register suggestion for the clubs to buy it as an HQ is a bit serendi=
pity IMHO. The site itself has a very high value as building land and the pr=
ice to buy is likely far more than the UK clubs could cobble together to buy=
 it. And having bought it, what could anyone do with it as it=E2=80=99s curr=
ently structured?  It needs heating and maintaining and when I last saw it, i=
t looks and is very drab and undeniably a high profile boozer of the 1930s I=
ndustrial Age - and that age has now gone. I=E2=80=99d be sad to see it go b=
ut I think it has long served its purpose and can=E2=80=99t really be used o=
r updated for more current and popular activities without a massive investme=
nt with highly questionable outcomes in terms of likely profitability and ca=
pital returns.
The last surviving building of the former Standard Motor Company looks as th=
ough it=E2=80=99s come to the end of the road in the same way that all the o=
ther company buildings that it looked out upon, went the same way in the lat=
e 1990s.

Jonmac

> On 18 Jun 2026, at 18:26, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> Posted toddy on the TR Register (UK) forum. I don=E2=80=99t know more than=
 this. Any insights you can share with our group, Jonmac?
>=20
>=20

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,=
 Don,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">That=E2=80=99s sad ne=
ws but I=E2=80=99m also amazed it has lasted so long. If it has Grades 1 or 2=
 Listed Building status, this could save it from the wrecking ball - but for=
 what other purposes? It was opened in 1932 ish by the Duke of Gloucester wi=
th John Black and R.W. Maudslay present. One of the last occasions when Maud=
slay put in a public appearance before he died.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">I=E2=80=
=99ve been inside it on many occasions, though many years ago, and it=E2=80=99=
s a large building for a social club. There are bars, a theatre, several lou=
nge areas, changing rooms and showers. In its heyday, it had up to 10,000 pe=
ople (employees) using it daily at lunchtimes and in the evenings but there=E2=
=80=99s no factory there now, just a business park and the adjoining land in=
 the form of football, rugby and tennis courts have gone too. But these days=
, people have different ideas for their leisure. Fifty plus years ago, the c=
lub would have seen hundreds of people in the evenings and at weekends. Ther=
e were sing-songs, drama groups, musical events, variety shows, employee chi=
ldren events, football, rugby and tennis events and all floated off on an oc=
ean of draught beer from the Ansells and Flowers breweries. We all called th=
at place =E2=80=9Cthe gluepot=E2=80=9D but why, I never did find out.</div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">The TR Register suggestion for the clubs to buy it as an HQ i=
s a bit serendipity IMHO. The site itself has a very high value as building l=
and and the price to buy is likely far more than the UK clubs could cobble t=
ogether to buy it. And having bought it, what could anyone do with it as it=E2=
=80=99s currently structured? &nbsp;It needs heating and maintaining and whe=
n I last saw it, it looks and is very drab and undeniably a high profile boo=
zer of the 1930s Industrial Age - and that age has now gone. I=E2=80=99d be s=
ad to see it go but I think it has long served its purpose and can=E2=80=99t=
 really be used or updated for more current and popular activities without a=
 massive investment with highly questionable outcomes in terms of likely pro=
fitability and capital returns.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">The last surviving bui=
lding of the former Standard Motor Company looks as though it=E2=80=99s come=
 to the end of the road in the same way that all the other company buildings=
 that it looked out upon, went the same way in the late 1990s.</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jonmac</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On 18 J=
un 2026, at 18:26, Don Hiscock &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com";>=
don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font=
-size:small">Posted toddy on the TR Register (UK) forum. I don=E2=80=99t kno=
w more than this. Any insights you can share with our group, Jonmac?</div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><img src=3D"cid:ii_mqjrroal0" alt=3D=
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