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Name:
Joseph Aloysius Hansom
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Architect
Date of Birth:
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26/10/1803
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29/06/1882
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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, working briefly in association with Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin at the end of the latter's life. 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. Hansom retired on 31 December 1879 and died at 399 Fulham Road, London, on 29 June 1882.
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
Private Addresses2 classic
Address
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Date From Char
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399 Fulham Road London England
Private
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Business Addresses
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York Yorkshire England
Business
Place of birth and early training
Halifax Yorkshire England
Business
Preston Lancashire England
Business
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
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Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
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Hansom & Welch
201407
In year 1828
1834 or 1835
Partner
Joseph Aloysius Hansom & Charles Francis Hansom
201408
In year 1854
In year 1859
Partner
Joseph Aloysius Hansom & Edward Welby Pugin
201412
In year 1862
In year 1863
Partner
Joseph Aloysius Hansom & Joseph Stanislaus Hansom
201414
In year 1869
Partner
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Employees or Pupils
The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):
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Date From
Date To
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Edward Ingress Bell
201883
After 1852
Before 1860
Assistant
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Buildings and Designs
This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
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Date Started
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St Edward's RC Church
In year 1845
Clifford
Yorkshire
Scotland
Executed building based on the 'ideal church' design of _____ Ramsay
St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church
In year 1852
Leith
Edinburgh
Scotland
To A W N Pugin's design in collaboration with him.
St David's RC Church
In year 1853
Dalkeith
Midlothian
Scotland
St Mary's RC Church and Presbytery
In year 1864
Lochee
Dundee
Scotland
St Mary's RC Church
In year 1864
Beauly
Inverness-shire
Scotland
RC Church of Our Lady and St Bean with presbytery and school
In year 1866
Marydale, Cannich
Inverness-shire
Scotland
Original church. Also school?
St Duthac's Church
In year 1871
Dornie
Ross and Cromarty
Scotland
St Benedict's Abbey
In year 1876
Fort Augustus
Inverness-shire
Scotland
Converted from barracks. Also gatelodge
Our Lady and St Cumin RC Church
In year 1889
Morar
Inverness-shire
Scotland
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this person:
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Title
Date
Publisher
Part
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British Architectural Library, RIBA
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914
2001
Salmon, Frank
Building on Ruins: The Rediscovery of Rome and English Architecture
2000
Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Grove Dictionary of Art
Grove Dictionary of Art
DNB
Dictionary of National Biography
Gillow, J
Bibliogrpahical Dictionary of English Catholics
1885
v3 p115-120
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Periodical References
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Builder
1882/07/08
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Obituary
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