New Years Day in and around Great Ayton, where Captain James Cook spent some of his early years. I hope you enjoy this little "Cooks" tour around North Yorkshire and Australia
1. This monument is on the site of James Cooks parents cottage. It commemorates the location of the cottage in the village and at the same time a nod to Australia, as described on the two associated plaques.
2 The origins of the stone used in the construction of the obelisk. With the aforementioned nod to Oz.
3. A brief history of why it was placed here. Note that W Russell Grimwade named on the plaque was an Australian philanthropist, he was awarded a CBE in 1935 and knighted in 1950.
4. This is the reconstructed Cooks cottage in Melbourne my image is from a visit to it in 2010. For clarity and hopefully not to upset any of our Australian friends it is referred to as "Cooks Cottage", I suspect that Mr W Russell Grimwade may have been under the impression that Captain James Cook lived in it. He didn't, though his parents did. Mr Grimwade purchased the cottage and had it dismantled with each stone numbered prior to it being shipped to Melbourne and reconstructed there.
5. Again an image from 2010 that gives a bit of a poetic back story to the history of the cottage.
1. This monument is on the site of James Cooks parents cottage. It commemorates the location of the cottage in the village and at the same time a nod to Australia, as described on the two associated plaques.
2 The origins of the stone used in the construction of the obelisk. With the aforementioned nod to Oz.
3. A brief history of why it was placed here. Note that W Russell Grimwade named on the plaque was an Australian philanthropist, he was awarded a CBE in 1935 and knighted in 1950.
4. This is the reconstructed Cooks cottage in Melbourne my image is from a visit to it in 2010. For clarity and hopefully not to upset any of our Australian friends it is referred to as "Cooks Cottage", I suspect that Mr W Russell Grimwade may have been under the impression that Captain James Cook lived in it. He didn't, though his parents did. Mr Grimwade purchased the cottage and had it dismantled with each stone numbered prior to it being shipped to Melbourne and reconstructed there.
5. Again an image from 2010 that gives a bit of a poetic back story to the history of the cottage.
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