Plaque

Joseph Hansom

Inscription

Joseph Aloysius Hansom, 1803 - 1882, architect, founder-editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom Cab, lived here.
Greater London Council

SW1, Sumner Place, 28

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Joseph Hansom

Architectural journal created by Joseph Hansom as 'The Builder', renamed 'Bui...

Architect, founder/editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom cab. Bor...

Invented and patented by Joseph Hansom. This horse-drawn carriage, or cabriol...

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We thank our colleague, Alan Patient, for providing the photos.

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The memorial is hand-made and all the better for it. The serif typeface is unique and ornate. Framed and boxed behind glass, the manuscr...

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