Paintings of Rowlands Castle by Charles Rogers Cotton
Charles Rogers Cotton was born 2 June 1797 in the City of London, the son of William Cotton and Catherine Mary Cotton, née Savery. He married Ellen Matthewson in 1827 and they had three sons and two daughters. As a merchant cooper, who fell on hard times, he became one of the first Fellows of Stansted College in Rowlands Castle. While at the college he wrote “A Visit to Rowlands Castle” which was published in 1861. He was an accomplished watercolour artist and painted many views around Rowlands Castle and district. He died at Rowlands Castle on 10 November 1878.
To find out more about Cotton’s life see here, and for more information on Stansted College see here.
Charles Rogers Cotton’s Poems
