1872 – Unbuilt Interior Design for Church of St. Aloysius, Oxford
Architect: Joseph Hansom & Son
From The Building News: “In catering for our friends in this Christmas Number, we have obtained permission from Messrs.
From The Building News: “In catering for our friends in this Christmas Number, we have obtained permission from Messrs.
The Cathedral, originally known as the Church of St. Philip Neal, was commissioned by Henry XV Duke of Norfolk in 1868 and was opened on 1st of July 1873.
Interior perspective view published in The Architect, June 14th 1873.
Joseph Aloysius Hansom was born in York on 26 October 1803 of a Roman Catholic family. He was articled to his father as a joiner in York but having shown some ability in draughtsmanship was allowed to let his articles lapse with new ones taken out with ‘Mr Philips’,