1st April 2020
Once again, we’re joining in with the #Archive30 challenge on Twitter for April. Each day, a new post on a new topic and with it, an insight into archives across the world. Our Twitter feed @lanchester_ia is the place to […]
25th March 2020
Feeling creative? Today we launch our online SketchClub so we can all be creative remotely, but share your artwork online on Twitter using the #CovSketchbook or tag us @lanchester_ia or via our Facebook page. The idea is simple, it’s monthly space and time to […]
19th March 2020
Unfortunately from today, Thursday 19th March 2020, the Lanchester Interactive Archive space is closed to visitors for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. However you can still take a virtual 3D tour of the exhibition space by […]
21st January 2020
The first episode of a new series from More 4 is being brodcast tonight at 9pm featuring some of Frederick Lanchester’s iconic car designs. “Only Fools and Horses” star Sir David Jason filmed with Lanchester expert Chris Clark to highlight […]
25th September 2019
A French engineering student on a summer placement with FabLab Coventry has brought the Lanchester heritage to a new generation by developing a classic model of the 1902 Lanchester 10 horse power car. Theo Kervella, who joined the FabLab as […]
3rd September 2019
On the 3rd September 1919, Fred Lanchester married Dorothea Cooper, the niece of the Birmingham Cathedral organist who had given Fred lessons in singing and public speaking. Dorothea’s uncle had also moved into a flat in Bedford Square where Fred […]
20th March 2019
Since the beginning of the Lanchester Interactive Archive the Outreach Team has worked with schools and education groups across Coventry and the West Midlands to create workshops that bring Fred Lanchester’s story to life. These workshops have introduced young people […]
14th March 2019
An engaging lesson for KS3 and KS4 English based upon the power of advertising. Students analyse past and present car advertisements, learn key terminology and then produce their own advert from a series of briefs. Lanchester Advertising Challenge – […]
27th February 2019
[column width=”1/2″ title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] [/column] [column width=”1/2″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] A STEM based lesson for KS2 and KS3 students exploring Fred Lanchester’s glider experiments from 1894. Students gain an understanding of how the experiments were carried […]
