Public art & sculpture · West Midlands
Lanchester Car Monument
In or near Birmingham.
Lanchester Car Monument in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
A J Paxton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Duddeston · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
The Lanchester Car Monument is located in Birmingham, postcode B7 5BP. The nearest railway station is Duddeston, which is 0.5 km away. Entry to the monument is free.
About
Lanchester Car Monument is a public sculpture in England West Midlands, United Kingdom. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Lanchester Car Monument (grid reference SP087883) is an open-air galvanized steel sculpture of the Stanhope Phaeton, or Lanchester motor car. It is in Bloomsbury Village Green, a piece of reclaimed land in the Heartlands (Nechells) area of Birmingham, England. It was designed by Tim Tolkien to commemorate the work of Frederick William Lanchester. At the age of twenty and with no formal qualifications, Lanchester so impressed the owner of the Forward Gas Engine Company of Birmingham that he was offered the position of assistant works manager at their factory near Bloomsbury Street where he made various improvements to the equipment produced by this company. Lanchester resigned from the company in 1893 and went on to produce the first all-British four-wheel petrol car.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.4930, -1.8729
- District
- Birmingham
- Parish
- Birmingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- B7 5BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Nearest railway station
- Duddeston — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6483700 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lanchester Car Monument (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lanchester Car Monument?
- Lanchester Car Monument is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B7 5BP), in the parish of Birmingham, unparished area.
- What is Lanchester Car Monument?
- Lanchester Car Monument in England West Midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lanchester Car Monument?
- The nearest railway station is Duddeston, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode B7 5BP.
- Is Lanchester Car Monument free to visit?
- Yes, Lanchester Car Monument is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lanchester Car Monument?
- The nearest railway station is Duddeston, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B7 5BP.