A
bronze statue of Captain
James Cook by
Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock (1 March 184722 August 1922) was an English sculptor and medallist, notable for the creation of several large public sculptures and monuments in Britain and abroad in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
His mos ...
is located near
Admiralty Arch
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on the south side of
The Mall in
London
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, United Kingdom.
The statue was completed in 1914 and is maintained by
The Royal Parks
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.
It is mounted on a stone plinth.
The idea for the memorial was first proposed by
Joseph Carruthers
Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers (21 December 185710 December 1932) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1904 to 1907.
Carruthers is perhaps best remembered for founding the Liberal and Reform Associa ...
, the former prime minister of
New South Wales
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, who had written to ''
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...
'' 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.
See also
*
List of public art in St James's
References
External links
*
1914 establishments in England
1914 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in the United Kingdom
Buildings and structures on The Mall, London
Cook, James
Monuments and memorials to James Cook
Sculptures by Thomas Brock
Cook, James
Statues in London
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