Thomas CotmanThomas William Cotman was an English architect and painter active in Felixstowe.FamilyThomas was born into the Cotman family of artists. His parents were Henry Edmund Cotman, formerly a Norwich silk merchant and his wife Maria Taylor. His elder brother was Henry Edmund Cotman also born in London, but his younger brother, Frederick George Cotman was born in Ipswich whither the family had moved.Architectural workCotman was influenced by the Arts and [Crafts Movement] and was responsible for a number of Arts and Crafts style buildings in Felixstowe.Grade II listed Buildings