Types of Cook memorials

Types of Captain Cook Memorials

Memorials have been erected to Captain Cook of varying types, and in many countries.
A list of these memorials by country can be found by clicking here.
A list for those people who travelled with Cook, or who are otherwise associated with him, can be found by clicking here.

The list below has been divided into the following types of memorial
Busts, Cairns, Markers, Obelisks, Plaques, Statues, and Other memorials.

If you spot any errors, or know more information about the ones already here, or have some photos we could add to our pages, please email webmaster@captaincooksociety.com

Plaques

Plaque to Cook at Adventure Bay Road, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Astronomers Point, Dusky Bay, New Zealand
Plaque to Cook at Caravan Park, Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Cook's Stream, Kurnell, Botany Bay, NSW, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Cook's Well, Kurnell, Botany Bay, NSW, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common, London, UK
Plaque to Cook at Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Plaque to Cook at Inscription Point, Kurnell, Botany Bay, NSW, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Plaque to Cook at Kaawaloa, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Plaque to Cook at Lighthouse, Point Hicks, Victoria, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Lucy Wright Beach Park, Waimea, Kaui, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Plaque to Cook at Mile End Road, London, UK
Plaque to Cook at Molesworth Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Plaque to Cook at North Brother Park, Laurieton, NSW, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Notte Street, Plymouth, Devon, UK
Plaque to Cook at Noumea, Grand Terre, New Caledonia
Plaque to Cook at Pickersgill Harbour, Dusky Bay, New Zealand
Plaque to Cook at Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Resolution Cove, Bligh Island, British Columbia, Canada
Plaque to Cook at Statue Site, Waimea Town, Kaui, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Plaque to Cook at Stockton-on-Tees Church, Durham, UK
Plaque to Cook at Stromness, Orkney Islands, UK
Plaque to Cook at Tongatapu, Tonga
Plaque to Cook at Town Hall, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Plaque to Cook at Upper Shadwell, Stepney, London, UK
Plaque to Cook at Village Green, Marton, Yorkshire, UK
Plaque to Cook at Whareatea Bay, D'Urville Island, New Zealand
Statue and plaque to Cook at Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada

Statues

Statue and plaque to Cook at Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Statue of Cook at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Statue of Cook at James Cook High School, Manurewa, South Auckland, New Zealand
Statue of Cook at Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Statue of Cook at Resolution Park, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Statue of Cook at Vienna, Austria
Statue of Cook at Zealong Tea Estate, Hamilton, New Zealand
Statue of Cook formerly at Exchange Building, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
Statue of Cook formerly at Granary Bridge, Hamburg, Germany
Statue to Cook at Catani Gardens, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Statue to Cook at Esplanade, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Statue to Cook at Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Statue to Cook at High Green, Great Ayton, Yorkshire, UK
Statue to Cook at Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Statue to Cook at Inner Harbour, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Statue to Cook at Kaiti Hill, overlooking Gisborne, New Zealand
Statue to Cook at Khyber Pass, Auckland, New Zealand
Statue to Cook at Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand
Statue to Cook at National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK
Statue to Cook at Randwick, NSW, Australia
Statue to Cook at Sefton Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, UK
Statue to Cook at Sheridan St, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Statue to Cook at The Mall, London, UK
Statue to Cook at Victoria Square, Christchurch, New Zealand
Statue to Cook at Waikanae Beach, Gisborne, New Zealand
Statue to Cook at Waimea Town, Kaui, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Statue to Cook at Waterfront, Waikanae Beach Reserve, Gisborne, New Zealand
Statue to Cook at West Cliff, Whitby, Yorkshire, UK

The Other memorials

Anchor to Cook at Entrance to Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell, NSW, Australia
Baptism register of Cook at St Cuthbert's Church, Marton, North Yorkshire, UK
Bottle of Notes Sculpture at Central Gardens, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, UK
Carving of Cook at St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, UK
Cook's Landing Site at St Albans, Newfoundland, Canada
Globe to Cook at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, UK
Globe to Cook at Oplunohu Bay, Moorea, French Polynesia
Great Australian Clock at Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Landing Site Tree at Kurnell, Botany Bay, NSW, Australia
Memorial Park to Cook at Redcliffe, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Memorial Vase to Cook at Stewart Park, Marton, North Yorkshire, UK
Memorial to Cook at Netherton, Hauraki Plains, New Zealand
Memorial to Cook at Point Danger, Queensland, Australia
Milbi (Story) Wall at Landing Place, Cooktown, Australia
Models of Endeavour at Gladstone Road, Gisborne, New Zealand
Monument to Captain Cook at Dayman Park, Urangan, Queensland, Australia
Monument to Cook (no longer extant) at St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
Monument to Cook at Charlotte Street, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Monument to Cook at Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
Monument to Cook at Point Venus, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Monument to Cook at Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Monument to Cook at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, UK
Monument to Cook at The Vache, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, UK
Monument to Furneaux and Cook at Caravan Park, Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia
Portrait Roundel of Cook at Wool Exchange Building, Bradford, Yorkshire, UK
Relief Portrait Roundel of Cook at Whitehall, London, UK
Sculpture of Banks and Cook at Dorsington, Warwickshire, UK
Sculpture to Cook at Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sculpture to Cook at K Street, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Sculpture to Cook at Tate Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Ship’s wheel to Cook at Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand
Signpost about Cook at West Cliff, Whitby, Yorkshire, UK
Singing Ship Memorial at Emu Park, Livingstone, Queensland, Australia
St Cuthbert's Church, Marton, North Yorkshire, UK
Stained glass window to Cook at Cranbrook School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Stained glass window to Cook at Miegunyah, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Stained glass window to Cook at St Cuthbert's Church, Marton, North Yorkshire, UK
Stained glass window to Cook at Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sundial to Cook at Mount Painter, Cook, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Tablet to Cook at St Andrew the Great Church, Cambridge, UK
Tablet to Cook at St Cuthbert's Church, Marton, North Yorkshire, UK
Water jet to Cook at Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, ACT, Australia
World Map about Cook at Playground, Stewart Park, Marton, Yorkshire, UK