Hansom Collection

Elephant & Castle
The Elephant & Castle public house, seen from Walworth Road with a horse bus, a hansom cab, a horse-drawn wagon and a dog cart as well as various pedestrians

The Horse Cartoon, 1931
Cartoon, by H.M. Bateman, showing a large chauffeur driven car crashing into the rear of a horse-drawn hansom cab or cart

Sher. Holmes & Watson
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes & Watson catch a glimpse of the mysterious stranger in a hansom cab in Regent Street

Hansom cabs outside Victoria Station, London. Date: circa 1905

Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London
A hansom cab trots past Cambridge House, Piccadilly, London, the town residence of Lord Palmerston

Joe Elvin as a Cabby
The Cockney Comedian Joe Elvin in the role of The Hansom Cabby, singing a ditty entitled My Lot. " Strange things I view when I peep through the little trapdoor!"

Lambeth Floods 1850
The Thames overflows at Lambeth, London - a hansom cab makes its way through the streets but many take to boats. Date: 1850

Hansom cab, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Hansom cab, Battle of Bazentin Ridge, Bazentin-le-Grand, France

Hansom Cab at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge France WW1

Growler Cab in London

A London Growler Cab Victorian period

London Hansom Cab Driver Victorian period

Hansom Cab driver, London

Hansom Cab, London

London Hansom Cab Victorian period

The Hansom Cab
This painting shows the back of a horse drawn carriage, the type of which is known as a Hansom Cab, designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom

Arthur Roberts, actor, in the title role, as Gentleman Joe
Arthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, in cab driver's uniform with whip. With quotation from the script, Can you spare it?'

Arthur Roberts, actor, as Gentleman Joe at Margate
Arthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, with accordion. Captioned, Joe on holiday at Margate'

Coach and Hansom Cab, London
A Coach (centre) and Hansom Cab (far left) outside the Hotel Victoria on Northumberland Avenue, London Date: 1897

Hansom's Safety Cab as first design 1834
Hansom Safety Cab designed and patented by Joseph Hansom on the 23rd December 1834. Diver seated on the roof of the cab and the patent suggesting that the cab might be entered through the wheel

Woman selling small bunches of flowers to passers-by as they drive pass. Date: 1873

The Charing Cross Hotel with entrance to the station obtained from the large yard, which had lots of horse driven hansom cabs outside. Date: 1896

Holborn Valley Viaduct in London. Date: 1860s

Sheltered Cabmen 1870
Hansom cab drivers waiting in a hut in the pouring rain for a fare in Birmingham. Date: 1870

Cambridge railway station-arrival of voters 1847
Cambridge railway station and the arrival of all male voters for the Cambridge chancellorship election during the 19th century. 1847

Exterior of the Railway pavilion at Tottenham
Outlook view of Wimbledon station. Date: circa 1900

Cheapside, London 1896
Looking east, Bow Church on the right. 1896

Bond Street, London 1896
Bond Street, looking towards Oxford Street. 1896

Sporting brooches mounted in diamonds: dog, horse, hansom cab, pheasant, and cat. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Knightsbridge, London 1896
At St. Georges Place, looking towards Hyde Park Corner. 1896

Cab! Cab!! Cabby!!! Comic song by George Ford & J A Hardwick
Promotional music sheet for Cab! Cab!! Cabby!!! music hall song of 1849 by George Ford & J. A. Hardwick, sung with much Laughter and Applause by George Ford

Davies Street and Claridges Hotel, Mayfair, London W1. circa 1904

A hansom cab driver
A lady being driven through London in a hansom cab. Date: 1885

A Spring Shower in London 1866
A scene in Bank, London, where victorian people are trying to get out of the rain. Date: April 1866

Always the way cartoon by Bert Thomas 1909
Cartoon entitled Always the way by Bert Thomas, showing the weakness of Edwardian London hansom cab drivers and drivers. Date: 1909

Newest Hansom motor-cab 1909
Driving in the streets of Paris the latest motor-cab Hansom, with the driver sitting a aloft at the back. Date: 1909

Hansom Cab, London 1900
Hansoms cabs in a yard in London. Date: 1900

Hansom cab 1875
Two-wheeled Hanson cab, waiting for a fare. Date: 1875

Hansom cab 1868
Two-wheeled Hanson cab, taking passengers to their destination from Tunbridge railway station. Date: 1868

Social - Hansom Fare 1898
A handsome fare gives a handsome tip to the handsome driver of a hansom cab Date: 1898

Wet day in Piccadilly, Central London
A wet day in Piccadilly, Central London, with pedestrians and a hansom cab. Date: 1886

Piccadilly Circus, London 1866
Piccadilly Circus, London on the morning of Derby Day Date: 1866

Tranquil Vale, Blackheath Village, London SE3. circa 1870

Miseries of London by Rowlandson

HANSOM CAB
A hansom cab. Date: circa 1860

Corner of Tite Street - Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea Date: circa 1906

National Hotel. Warwick, 1875. Nueva York. Estados Unidos

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