Thomas William Cotman (1847,

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– 30 October 1925

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) was an English architect and painter active in

Family

Thomas was born into the Cotman family of artists. His parents were Henry Edmund Cotman (1802–1871), formerly a

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merchant and his wife Maria Taylor (1813–1895). His elder brother was Henry Edmund Cotman (1844–1914) also born in London, but his younger brother, Frederick George Cotman was born in

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whither the family had moved.

Architectural work

Cotman was influenced by the

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and was responsible for a number of Arts and Crafts style buildings in Felixstowe.

Gallery

Grade II listed Buildings

Ipss 204.jpg, Crown and Anchor, westgate Street, Ipswich Ipss 189.jpg, Parr's Bank, Ipswich Harvest House, Felixstowe.jpg, Harvest House, Felixstowe

References

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