Basic Biographical Details

Name:	Joseph Aloysius Hansom & Joseph Stanislaus Hansom
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Born:	1869
Died:
Bio Notes:	Joseph Aloysius Hansom was born in York on 26 October 1803 of a Roman Catholic family. He was articled to his father as a joiner in York but having shown some ability in draughtsmanship was allowed to let his articles lapse with new ones taken out with 'Mr Philips', remaining as clerk of works. About 1825 he settled in Halifax and took a post as assistant to John Oates and there befriended Edward Welch, with whom he formed a partnership in 1828. He invented and patented the Hansom safety cab in 1834 but was bankrupted by the contract for Birmingham Town Hall in the same year, an event which may have contributed to his becoming a radical socialist. Welch then withdrew from the partnership, re-commencing practice in Liverpool in 1837. In 1842 Hansom founded 'The Builder' and from 1847 to 1852 he practised in Preston, Lancashire. After the practice moved to London he took his brother Charles Francis Hansom into partnership in 1854 but this was dissolved in 1859 when Charles established an independent practice in Bath with his son Edward Joseph Hansom as apprentice. In 1862 Joseph formed a partnership with Edward Welby Pugin which broke up acrimoniously in 1863, Joseph thereafter (1869) taking his son Joseph Stanislaus into partnership. Joseph Stanislaus designed the great churches of the Holy Name at Manchester and St Philip Neri at Arundel and may well have had a hand in the very original St Mary's Lochee in 1865. The elder Hansom retired on 31 December 1879 and died at 399 Fulham Road, London, on 29 June 1882. His son continued the practice as sole partner after his retirement, and was admitted FRIBA on 3 January 1881, his proposers being George Godwin and Robert William Edis. He died on 7 November 1931.

Private and Business Addresses

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	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	London, England	Business

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

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	Name	Date from	Date to	Position	Notes
	Joseph Aloysius Hansom	1869		Partner
	Joseph Stanislaus Hansom	1869		Partner

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
	Date started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	1871	St Duthac's Church	Dornie		Ross and Cromarty	Scotland
	1876	St Benedict's Abbey	Fort Augustus		Inverness-shire	Scotland	Converted from barracks. Also gatelodge

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