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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25 09 '190 CommentsLove it 0A French engineering student on a summer placement with FabLab Coventry has brought the Lanchester…
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03 09 '19On the 3rd September 1919, Fred Lanchester married Dorothea Cooper, the niece of the Birmingham…
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20 03 '19Since the beginning of the Lanchester Interactive Archive the Outreach Team has worked with schools…
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11 02 '19Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Promoted by the UN, this day…
Upcoming Events
22
October
Coventry Libraries Digital Expo 4
10:00 am — 3:00 pm
@ Coventry Central Library