Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall

Captain James Cook
The sculpture in 2014
Artist	Thomas Brock
Year	1914; 111 years ago (1914)
Type	Statue
Medium	Bronze
Subject	James Cook
Location	London, WC2
Coordinates	51°30′23″N 0°07′45″W
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Statue of Captain Cook
Designated	5 February 1970
Reference no.	1239083[1]

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]

See also

• List of public art in St James's

References

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

External links

• Media related to Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall, London at Wikimedia Commons