Blue Plaques

COOK, Captain James (1728-1779)

Plaque erected in 1970 by Greater London Council at 88 Mile End Road, Mile End, London, E1 4UN, London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Profession

Circumnavigator, Explorer

Category

Armed Forces, Travel and Exploration

Inscription

On this site stood a house occupied for some years by CAPTAIN JAMES COOK 1728-1779 Circumnavigator and Explorer

Material

Slate

Notes

Replaces the brown LCC plaque of 1907.

Nearby Blue Plaques

Nearby Blue Plaques