20th October 2020
This month, after such a long period of lockdown, we began to work again on our amazing 1932 car that links the university, library and city with the name Lanchester. Over 70 hours of volunteer time (and many more years […]
30th September 2020
Welcome to another inspiring Lanchester Sketch Club. We’re continuing online, but we hope to be able to resume (socially-distanced) soon. Last month’s Sketch Club was about Making the Impossible – Possible and we look forward to sharing your artwork online on […]
26th August 2020
The Lanchester Sketch Club continues online, but we hope to be able to resume in person soon. Last month’s Sketch Club was about East meets West and we look forward to sharing your artwork online on Twitter using the #CovSketchbook or tag […]
29th July 2020
We hope you’ve enjoyed the past few months of the Lanchester SketchClub, and we look forward to resuming in person soon. Last month’s Sketch Club was about Drawing Machines and we look forward to sharing your artwork online on Twitter using […]
22nd July 2020
Alongside his brothers Fred and George, Frank (christened Francis and one of a pair of twins with Charles, who sadly only survived a few days) formed the “Unholy Trinity” who revolutionised motorised transport in Britain. Born in Hove on the 22nd […]
10th July 2020
As we come to the end of a most unusual school year, it’s great timing for History Begins at Home to look at school days. Fred made careful autobiographical notes of his own experiences at school (and before) and here […]
24th June 2020
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] We hope you’ve enjoyed the past few months of the Lanchester SketchClub, and we look forward to resuming in person at some point, but for the time being we will be continuing online. […]
12th June 2020
Fred Lanchester was responsible for hundreds of patents during his lifetime that included everything from his first drawing machine the ‘Isometrograph‘ in 1888 to a pneumatic piano that could play itself! But one of his most productive days was 12th June […]
27th May 2020
Time seems to stand still and yet somehow change at such a rapid rate and it’s been a month since April’s Lanchester SketchClub looked at sound waves but now it’s time to get creative once again remotely and share your artwork online […]
