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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17 05 '180 CommentsLove it 0Not long to go until the streets of Coventry are closed and the sound of…
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28 03 '18It was a busy weekend at the Classic Car & Restoration Show at the NEC,…
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13 03 '18It’s British Science Week from 9-18 March and this year’s theme is ‘exploration and discovery’,…
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05 03 '18This week (5th – 18th March) Coventry University goes Green with events about sustainability all…
Upcoming Events
02
June
Lanchester Day / Motofest 2018 Day 1
10:00 am — 5:00 pm
@ Lanchester Interactive Archive space
03
June
Lanchester Day / Motofest 2018 Day 2
10:00 am — 5:00 pm
@ Lanchester Interactive Archive space
05
June
ASE West Midlands : Science Teach Meet Cross Phase - Stafford
4:00 pm — 6:30 pm
@ Stafford College
27
July
ASE MIDSUMMER Madness Teach Meet-cross phase - Warwick
4:00 pm — 6:30 pm
@ Warwick University