Date:1900 - 1910 (c.)
Description:View of the factory from Lichfield Road. The pool in the foreground was formed from the Spital Brook. Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich with 800 of its employees. The company manufactured generators, electric motors and various other electrical appliances. The Siemens were German so at the beginning of the First World War the factory was taken over by the government and put to war work. In 1918 Siemens merged with several companies, including Dick, Kerr and Co., to become the English Electric Co. The English Electric Co merged with GEC (The General Elecric Company) during 1968. 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 to date (2013) continues to be part of the ALSTOM Group.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Pictured is the English Electric Co. Daimler ambulance at the Lichfield Road site ...
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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Image courtesy of: Mr Bob Metcalfe
Donor ref:BM-11 (192/25894)
Source: Mr Bob Metcalfe
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