Drawing Office, Siemen's Brothers Engineering Works, Stafford,

Description:Around the turn of the 20th Century, following their move from Woolwich to Stafford, the newly recruited labour force of Siemens Brothers began to produce electrical rotating plant, transformers and switchgear from the Stafford site. Pictured is the Drawing Office which was originally located in an area between the 'Main Offices' and the factory. This Drawing Office was later demolished and over the years as the works expanded the separate product units had their own Drawing Offices. 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.

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 to date (April 2015) continues to be part of the ALSTOM Group.