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A conventional Yorkshire upbringing led the Victorian architect, Joseph Hansom, to an unexpectedly turbulent career. His winning design of Birmingham Town Hall was nearly his downfall when it ended in bankruptcy. Dabbling in politics and supporting the Co-operative leader Robert Owen frustrated his personal cause. This title examines his life.

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Harris well conveys the restless side of Hansom's character: here was a man always on the move who persisted despite severe early setbacks and, in so doing, helped define his profession, leaving behind not just numerous fine buildings but also an architectural dynasty. - Dr. Nigel Aston University of Leicester It is remarkable that so eminent a Victorian as Joseph Hansom has had to await a full-length biography for so long.... This is an important study of an important man. It tells us much about Victorian architects and architecture, aesthetics and taste and about patterns of patronage at a momentous time in British history. - Prof. Maurice Whitehead Swansea University

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