Date:1932 - 1940 (c.)
Description:Pictured is the English Electric Co. Daimler ambulance at the Lichfield Road site in Stafford. This was superseded by a Bedford Dormobile ambulance which was in turn replaced around 1977 by another Bedford vehicle which had been customised into an ambulance. This office building in the background was known as “Main Offices”. It stood opposite the adjacent factory which was built for Siemens Brothers and ready for use by 1903. The building continued to be known as “Main Offices” during English Electric, GEC and Alstom’s ownership, until it was demolished during January 2006 as part of the Lichfield Road Site redevelopment and replaced by the Hough Retail Shopping Park. Siemens Brothers purchased the land in 1901 and built the factory and offices which were ready to start production in 1903. In 1918 Siemens merged with several companies, including Dick, Kerr and Co., to become the English Electric Co. Two years later in 1920, The English Electric Co bought the Stafford Works. The English Electric Co merged with GEC (The General Electric Company) during 1968 and the Lichfield Road Site became part of GEC Power Engineering Ltd. On 22 March 1989 became part of GEC ALSTHOM, an Anglo French Joint Venture. On 22 June 1998 became part of ALSTOM with global HQ in Paris and on 2 November 2015 the Stafford Grid and Power Businesses became part of GE.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
View of the factory from Lichfield Road. The pool in the foreground was formed from ...
The Stafford Works Fire Brigade is pictured on parade standing in front of and on ...
One of the Fire Brigade teams is pictured preparing hoses to aim at the competition ...
During GEC ALSTHOM’s ownership of the Lichfield Road site in Stafford, several of ...
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Creators: English Electric Co. - Creator
Donor ref:IH-034 (192/28454)
Source: Mr Bob Metcalfe
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