Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall

Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook
	The sculpture in 2014
Artist	Thomas Brock
Year	1914; 108 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°WCoordinates: 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 prime minister 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. 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. 14. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-1-84631-691-3.

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Sculptures	Statue of Robert Raikes, London (1880) Statue of Henry Bartle Frere, London (1888) Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore (1906) Statue of Henry Irving, London (1910) Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall (1914) Titanic Memorial, Belfast (1920) Joseph Lister Memorial (1924) Victoria Memorial, London (1924)
Medal designs	North West Canada Medal (1885) Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal (1899)

Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall

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