Brotherhoods, Engineers for Power, Transport & Weapons

Brotherhoods, Engineers for Power, Transport & Weapons Synopsis

Rowland Brotherhood founded this engineering dynasty in 1842 and was the contractor for much of the Great Western Railway main line from London to Bristol. Maintenance contracts followed and he set up the Chippenham Railway Works. His son Peter left to found Peter Brotherhood Ltd in London and there radial engines used to propel the Whitehead Torpedo were made as well as engines for other uses on naval ships. The company was inherited by his son Stanley who moved the business to Peterborough where it made motor cars. The First and Second World Wars saw it producing armaments. The company is still in business. Many company records were made available to the author and he has explored the human side of the business too with the experiences of employees.