The Hansom cab, as favoured by Sherlock Holmes as a method of getting around the city, is, or rather was, a horse-drawn carriage. Designed and patented by one Joseph Hansom, an architect from York, in 1834. Hansom realised that there was a need for a lighter, more manouverable, type of transport than the Hackney carriage [...]
Was the Lone Ranger really alone? No, he had Tonto. Sherlock Holmes, the world’s first consulting detective, had Dr. Watson. The revived Doctor Who has his traveling companion, Rose, Martha, or Donna, depending on what season you’re watching. And who was Superman’s sidekick? Think about that; it’s a trick question.This topic lodged itself in the [...]
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