Charles Francis Hansom

Charles Francis Hansom (27 July 1817 – 30 November 1888) was a prominent Roman Catholic Victorian architect who primarily designed in the Gothic Revival style.

This partnership was dissolved in 1859 when Charles established an independent practice in Bath with his son Edward (born 22 October 1842) as an articled clerk.

The original Clifton College buildings were all designed by Hansom.

Hansom was called back to the College in the 1870s and asked to design what is now the Percival Library and the open-cloister classrooms.

This project was undertaken in two stages and largely completed by 1875, although the Wilson Tower was not built until 1890.