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Captain Cook Memorial Museum (Whitby)

 
Description: Address: Grape Lane / Whitby / North Yorkshire / YO22 4BA / Telephone: +44 (0)1947 601 900 / The Museum is in the 17th ... more
Captain Cook Memorial Museum (Whitby) ... century house on Whitby’s harbour where the young James Cook lodged as apprentice. It was here Captain Cook trained as a seaman, leading to his epic voyages of discovery.

Newest Review: ... ship owner who had a fleet of coal ships and seventeen young apprentices that worked for him. These apprentices, when they were not at sea, lodged in the attic of their master's house. At night it is said that the seventeen-year-old James Cook would study by candlelight in this attic and gaze across the River Esk to the shipyards. It was in these same shipyards just a few years later that the ... more

 ... ships that he used on his voyages were built. The most famous of these were the Endeavour, the Resolution, Adventure and Discovery. From the outside the building is nothing special and if it was not for the signs on the walls outside one could quite...more

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Premium Review Captain Cook Memorial Museum (Whitby): The Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby (753 words)
by - written on 03/11/07 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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Whitby in north east England is today a bustling little town that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Many come here because of its quaint narrow streets and it's old-worldly charms, others to see its old traditional working harbour. There is no denying that Whitby is a town that is steeped in a rich history and at the centre of this history is the story of Captain James Cook. Reference to this local hero, who sailed from here on his epic voyages of discovery to the New World, are everywhere that you look. In fact the residents of this town are so proud of their connections that they have dedicated an entire museum to him, which is known as ...  Read the complete review

 

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