Joseph Stanislaus Hansom,

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(1845–1931) was a British architect. He was the son and partner of the better known Joseph Aloysius Hansom, inventor of the

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. He trained with his father, becoming his partner in 1869, and taking over the family practice fully in 1880. In 1881, he inherited the practice of John Crawley (1834–1881). In 1881, he designed Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Bognor Regis and extended

St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth St Mary's Church or St Mary Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was built from 1868 to 1869 and designed by Joseph Hansom. The architecture of the church, according to Historic En ...

.Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Bognor Regis
from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 1 March 2016

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Church of St Mary Immaculate
retrieved 31 May 2022 He was among the founders, in 1904, of the

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, and was so active on its behalf that Cardinal Gasquet described him as "its prime mover and energy."Report on the annual meeting of the Catholic Record Society
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'', 31 July 1926, p. 14. Accessed 15 March 2015.

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1845 births 1931 deaths Architects of Roman Catholic churches Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects {{UK-architect-stub