Thomas Cotman

Thomas Cotman
Thomas William Cotman - by his brother Frederick George Cotman, (oil on canvas board, circa 1870)
Born	1847  Bermondsey
Died	30 October 1925  (aged 77–78) Felixstowe
Occupation	Painter, architect

Thomas William Cotman (1847, Bermondsey – 30 October 1925 Felixstowe) was an English architect and painter active in Felixstowe.^[1]

Family

Thomas was born into the Cotman family of artists. His parents were Henry Edmund Cotman (1802–1871), formerly a Norwich silk merchant and his wife Maria Taylor (1813–1895).^[1] His elder brother was Henry Edmund Cotman (1844–1914) also born in London, but his younger brother, Frederick George Cotman was born in Ipswich whither the family had moved.

Architectural work

Cotman was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement and was responsible for a number of Arts and Crafts style buildings in Felixstowe.

Gallery

Grade II listed Buildings

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  Crown and Anchor, westgate Street, Ipswich
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  Parr's Bank, Ipswich
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  Harvest House, Felixstowe

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