What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: On this site Siegfried Bettman founder of the Triumph company set up his Priory Street works 1896. Coventry Heritage Plaques. Recorded plaque organisation: Coventry Heritage Plaques.
Siegfried Bettmann founded the Triumph company in 1883, and by setting up his Priory Street works in Coventry in 1896, he played a crucial role in establishing Coventry as a center for bicycle and later motorcycle manufacturing.
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