Thomas Cotman
Thomas William Cotman (1847, Bermondsey – 30 October 1925 Felixstowe) was an English architect and painter active in Felixstowe.
Also recorded as Thomas William Cotman
Thomas Cotman
Frederick George Cotman · Public domain
- Born
- 1847 · Bermondsey.
- Died
- 1925 · Felixstowe.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter · architect
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Thomas William Cotman (1847, Bermondsey – 30 October 1925 Felixstowe) was an English architect and painter active in Felixstowe.
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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). 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
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.
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Grade II listed Buildings
• Illustration — Crown and Anchor, westgate Street, Ipswich • Illustration — Parr's Bank, Ipswich • Illustration — Harvest House, Felixstowe
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1847
Thomas Cotman was born on 1 January 1847.
1925
Thomas Cotman died on 30 October 1925.
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Bermondsey.
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Felixstowe.
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