Obelisks and Obfuscation: Rethinking Cook’s Monument

Three heavily-laden walkers trudge away from Captain Cook’s Monument towards Gribdale. One of them had, moments earlier, stood on the railings and appeared to kiss the obelisk. Quite what prompted this act of reverence is unclear, but it brought to mind an article I once ...

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From Aireyholme to Hawaii — Captain Cook’s Legacy

On this day in 1776, Captain James Cook set sail from Plymouth aboard the Resolution, with the Discovery in his wake, on what would be his final voyage. His journey ended tragically in Hawaii three years later, when he met his death in an altercation with the indigenous people.

It seems fitting, therefore, to post a photo of Aireyholme ...

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