Thomas William Cotman (1847,

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– 30 October 1925

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) was an

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

Gallery

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cotman, Thomas 1847 births 1925 deaths People from Bermondsey 19th-century English architects 19th-century English painters 20th-century English architects 20th-century English painters