Books, Bricks & Building Blocks!

Coventry University Archives holds a repository of collections housed at the Frederick Lanchester Library. For the Heritage Open Day Festival we are giving the public the opportunity to explore the history of the largest deep plan naturally ventilated library building in Europe and possibly the world.
Visitors will be able to view the plans and items from the photographic catalogue of its construction. Take part in a short guided tour of the building hosted by students currently studying architecture. Delve into the artefacts relating to Frederick and Henry Vaughan Lanchester who were pioneers of planning and construction.
• Leaf through The Art of Town Planning by H.V. Lanchester (Published in 1925)
• Be amazed at the patent by Frederick Lanchester for an ‘Inflatable Building’ eighty years before the Millennium Dome|O2 construction.
• Watch the film footage of the official opening of the Lanchester Library by the Princess Royal.
• Build your own ‘library’ using Lego
• Explore the digital archive
• Visit the Lanchester Discovery Space
• Guest Speaker to be announced

Timings & Tours

Friday 19 September:

1100-1500

Location & directions

Frederick Lanchester Building, Gosford Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5DD

Directions:

What3Words location ///loudly.pretty.visits

Contact on day:

Paul Nolan

Telephone number:

+442477655563

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Booking details and schedule will be posted closer to event date.

Booking contact name:

Paul Nolan

Booking telephone number:

+447730913888

Booking email:

[email protected]

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

15

Est. tour duration:

2 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

Check out our online channels

Back to results