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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12 11 '180 CommentsLove it 0Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney is urging people to ‘Think Science’ for…
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07 11 '18The First World War is generally considered to have been the first truly ‘modern’ conflict….
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23 10 '18On October 23rd 1868, Fred Lanchester was born to Octavia and Henry in Lewisham, beginning…
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22 10 '18The deadline for Coventry University students to enter the Lanchester Student Art Competition has been…