The Lanchester Interactive Archive celebrates one of Britain’s greatest engineers and inventors,Frederick William Lanchester
(1868 – 1946).
Who are we?
About Us
Find out more about how this project is bringing to life the legacy of unsung engineering hero, Frederick Lanchester – ‘Britain’s Leonardo da Vinci’
Discovery Space
Jump in our Lanchester car, see Fred’s inventions come to life, take a look at his sketch books and much, much more
News & Events
Keep up to date with all the latest news and events about the project, from Lanchester Day to our community projects
Interactive Archive
Explore thousands of pages of notes, drawings and diagrams from Fred’s sketchbooks, blueprints and correspondence
Social media
What's new?
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11 02 '190 CommentsLove it 0Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Promoted by the UN, this day…
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29 01 '19We are very excited to announce the forthcoming launch of our 2019 Volunteering scheme, which…
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20 12 '18Happy holidays from the Lanchester Interactive Archive team! We’ll be closing our doors from December…
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01 12 '18Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney is urging people to ‘Think Science’ for…
Upcoming Events
22
March
NEC Classic Car and Restoration Show 2019 - Day 1
10:00 am — 5:30 pm
@ Birmingham NEC
23
March
NEC Classic Car and Restoration Show 2019 – Day 2
9:00 am — 6:00 pm
@ Birmingham NEC
24
March
NEC Classic Car and Restoration Show 2019 – Day 3
9:30 am — 5:00 pm
@ Birmingham NEC