Description: 
In the school library of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.

History:  
Plaque was placed in 1939, by the Old Clitheronians Association.

Inscription:
The Plaque:

IN MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN JAMES KING RN.LLD.FRS

SOMETIME SCHOLAR OF THIS SCHOOL
AND FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE OF
CAPTAIN COOK
THE FAMOUS NAVIGATOR AND EXPLORER

HE DIED IN THE YEAR 1784 AGED 34 YEARS

ERECTED BY THE OLD
CLITHERONIANS ASSOCIATION 1939

GPS Coordinates:    53.881133,  -2.379562

References:
Cook’s Log, page 13, vol. 27, no. 4 (2004)