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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19 07 '220 CommentsLove it 0Did you know that Dr. Fred was a keen chess player? His younger brother George…
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19 10 '21Today we celebrate the 153rd birthday of the engineer, scientist, inventor, author, poet and possibly…
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30 09 '21We’re delighted that we can once again welcome visitors to the Lanchester Interactive Archive located…
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06 04 '21NASA’s Perseverance rover, having survived its own hair-raising landing on Mars, has released a unique…