It was designed by Joseph Hansom inventor of the hansom cab. When they discover who he is, Johnny departs and gets into a parked hansom cab. Recognising Merrick, Treves took him in a hansom cab to the London Hospital. An Hansom cab then arrives and picks up Ayumi. Joseph Hansom built the first Hansom cab in Hinckley in 1835. Lily gets him to back off and flees, getting into a hansom cab. He used to go on visits in his hansom, wearing a conspicuous broad-brimmed hat. The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. The church was designed by Joseph Hansom in a Gothic Revival style. A musical about her life was written and composed by Richard Hansom and Warren Wills. Pugin & Pugin of London and Hansom are the architects. The building, designed by Joseph Hansom, was extensively remodeled in 1936. Tytherley, known as Harmony Hall or Queenwood College, was designed by the architect Joseph Hansom.