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A statue of James Cook (1728–1779), with a relief of his ship 'Resolution' to the rear. The work is restored in 2018.

Title

Captain Cook Monument

Date

1912

Medium

ashlar stone & bronze

Accession number

YO21_FJ_S035

Acquisition method

purchased by Sir Gervase Beckett, MP

Work type

Statue

Owner

Whitby Town Council

Custodian

Whitby Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

October 1912

Listing date

04/12/72

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

inscribed on the base of the left side of the statue: TWEED

Inscription description

engraved on the fron to the plinth: CAPTAIN / JAMES COOK R.N / 1728-1779 Engraved: THE GIFT OF / GERVASE BECKETT M.P. / THE WORK OF JOHN TWEED SCULPTOR; engraved on the left of the plinth: FOR / THE LASTING MEMORY / OF A GREAT YORKSHIRE / SEAMAN THIS BRONZE / HAS BEEN CAST AND IS / LEFT IN THE KEEPING / OF WHITBY THE BIRTH- / PLACE OF THOSE GOOD / SHIPS THAT BORE HIM / on HIS ENTERPRISES / BROUGHT HIM TO GLORY / AND LEFT HIM AT REST; front plaque: THIS PLAQUE IS TO COMMEMORATE THE MEN WHO BUILT / THE WHITBY SHIPS / 'ENDEAVOUR', 'RESOLUTION', 'ADVENTURE', 'DISCOVERY'. / USED BY / CAPT. JAMES COOK R.N. , F.R.S. / AND ALSO THE MEN WHO SAILED WITH HIM / on THE GREATEST VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION OF ALL TIME / 1767-1771 1772-1775 1776-1780 / UNVEILED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE / HIGH COMMISSIONERS OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND / on 26TH AUGUST 1968 / THE BICENTENARY OF HIS FIRST VOYAGE. / "TO STRIVE, TO SEEK, TO FIND AND NOT TO YIELD"; plaque: THIS PLAQUE / WAS PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND / IN TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT NAVIGATOR / CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N, F.R.S. / AND THE MEN WHO SAILED WITH HIM / on HIS VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY / "IN EVERY SITUATION HE STOOD UNRIVALLED AND ALONE; / on HIM ALL EYES WERE TURNED." / UNVEILED BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND / THE HONOURABLE W.L. YOUNG / 2nd. APRIL 1984; plaque: THIS PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA / TO COMMEMORATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF / CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N, F.R.S. / AND WAS UNVEILED BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONED FOR CANADA / THE HONOURABLE PAUL MARTIN, P.C., Q.C, C.C. / OCTOBER 1978; plaque: THIS PLAQUE / WAS PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA / TO THE WHITBY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL / TO COMMEMORATE THE BI-CENTENARY OF THE DISCOVERY / OF THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA BY / LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK, R.N. / FROM THIS DISCOVERY EMERGED A NATION. / 20TH APRIL - 22ND AUGUST 1770. / UNVEILED BY / HIS EXCELLENCY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA, / THE HON. ALEXANDER DOWNER, K.B.E./ 20TH APRIL 1970

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