Joseph Aloysius Hansom was a British architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and founded the eminent architectural journal The Builder in 1843.
Birmingham Town Hall is a concert hall and venue for popular assemblies opened in 1834 and situated in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Birmingham Town Hall, March 2009
Artist's impression (1831) by W. Harris, of the Hansom & Welch design, as entered into the competition to design the building. The original drawing is on display there.
The memorial to Badger and Heap in St. Philip's Cathedral churchyard, now used every year on International Workers' Day as a memorial to all who have been killed in workplace accidents.
The interior of the hall pictured in 1845.