SOME FACTS ON HINCKLEY AND THE HANSOM CAB

The hansom cab is a kind of horsedra!n carria"e desi"ned and #a$en$ed in %&'( b)
*ose#h Hansom+ an archi$ec$ from York, The -ehic.e !as de-e.o#ed and $es$ed b)
Hansom in Hinck.e)+ Leices$ershire+ En".and,
There !ere /# $o 0122 hansom cabs in /se a$ $he hei"h$ of $heir #o#/.ari$)
The firs$ Hansom Cab $ra-e..ed do!n Hinck.e) 3s Co-en$r) 4oad in %&'1,
*ose#h so.d his com#an) share for 5%2+222 b/$ on.) e-er recei-ed 5'22, He .i-ed in
Hinck.e) %&'( %&'0,