Erection date: 29/4/1970
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He surveyed the St Lawrence River in 1759. In three voyages, 1768 - 1779, he charted the coasts of New Zealand, the East Coast of Australia and the Pacific Coast of North America.
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On this site stood a house occupied for some years by Captain James Cook, RNFRS, 1728 -1779, circumnavigator and explorer.
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Erected by the Greater London Council to commemorate the bicentenary of his landing at Botany Bay, New South Wales. 29 April 1770 - 29 April 1970.
The erection of this unusual GLC plaque was probably prompted by the to commemorate the bicentenary of Cook landing at Botany Bay.
Site: Captain Cook’s house - E1 (2 memorials)
E1, Mile End Road, 88
The address was 7 Assembly Row when Cook and his family moved in, 1764.
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