Inscription
Joseph Aloysius Hansom, 1803 - 1882, architect, founder-editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom Cab, lived here.
Greater London Council
Site: Joseph Hansom (1 memorial)
SW1, Sumner Place, 28
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Joseph Hansom
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Builder / Building
Architectural journal created by Joseph Hansom as 'The Builder', renamed 'Bui...
Joseph Aloysius Hansom
Architect, founder/editor of The Builder and inventor of the Hansom cab. Bor...
Hansom cab
Invented and patented by Joseph Hansom. This horse-drawn carriage, or cabriol...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Joseph Hansom
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Greater London Council
Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...
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