Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall

Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook
	The sculpture in 2014
Artist	Thomas Brock
Year	1914; 110 years ago
Type	Statue
Medium	Bronze
Subject	James Cook
Location	London, WC2
	51°30′23″N 0°07′45″W / 51.50629°N 0.12925°W
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Statue of Captain Cook
Designated	5 February 1970
Reference no.	1239083

A bronze statue of Captain James Cook by Thomas Brock is located near Admiralty Arch on the south side of The Mall in London, United Kingdom.^[2] The statue was completed in 1914 and is maintained by The Royal Parks.^[2] It is mounted on a stone plinth.^[2]

The idea for the memorial was first proposed by Joseph Carruthers, the former premier of New South Wales, who had written to The Times complaining of the lack of a statue to Captain Cook in London. The completed work was unveiled on 7 July 1914 by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.^[3]

References

^ Historic England. "Statue of Captain Cook (1239083)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Monuments in St James's Park". The Royal Parks. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
^ Ward-Jackson, Philip (2011). Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume 1. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 14. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-84631-691-3.

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[1] Historic England. "Statue of Captain Cook (1239083)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

[RP-2] "Monuments in St James's Park". The Royal Parks. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

[3] Ward-Jackson, Philip (2011). Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume 1. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 14. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-84631-691-3.

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v t e Captain James Cook
Voyages	First voyage (1769 transit of Venus observed from Tahiti) Second voyage Third voyage (Death)
Vessels	HMS Adventure HMS Discovery HMS Eagle HMS Endeavour HMS Grenville HMS Pembroke HMS Resolution
Associates	Joseph Banks William Bayly William Bligh Alexander Buchan James Burney Charles Clerke James Colnett Alexander Dalrymple Georg Forster Johann Reinhold Forster Tobias Furneaux John Gore Charles Green Zachary Hickes James King John Ledyard David Nelson Omai Hugh Palliser Sydney Parkinson Nathaniel Portlock Edward Riou Henry Roberts David Samwell Daniel Solander Herman Spöring William Taylor James Trevenen William Wales John Watts John Webber Thomas Willis
Artworks	Zoffany's Death of Cook Statues Anchorage Christchurch The Mall, London Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne St Kilda, Melbourne Hyde Park, Sydney Victoria Hawaii Sesquicentennial half dollar
Books	An Account of the Voyages A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas Characteres generum plantarum A Voyage Round the World Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World A catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three voyages of Captain Cook, to the Southern Hemisphere
Related	Birthplace Museum Cooks' Cottage James Cook Collection: Australian Museum Memorial Museum Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site Cook Island
Depictions	Stormy Was the Weather (1948) Voyage on a Dinner Table (1954) Captain James Cook (1986)

v t e Thomas Brock
Sculptures	Statues of Robert Raikes London, 1880 Toronto, 1929 Statue of Henry Bartle Frere (London, 1888) Statues of Queen Victoria Hove, 1901 Bangalore, 1906 Statue of Henry Irving (London, 1910) Statue of Captain James Cook (London, 1914) Titanic Memorial (Belfast, 1920) Joseph Lister Memorial (London, 1924) Victoria Memorial (London, 1924)
Medal designs	North West Canada Medal (1885) Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal (1899)

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