James Cook by craftymeg

James Cook

The young James Cook, this statue stands on the green in Great Ayton to commemorate his boyhood years spent in the village, he was schooled there too and the old school house is now a museum.
Better on black

Thank you all for your comments and favs all are very much appreciated and a big thank you for taking my 'shove up' gull photo to the pp pages, I've just noticed!!:))
Great statue! It looks nice with the old buildings as a background.
February 19th, 2015  
Super shot
February 19th, 2015  
lovely to have a famous person commemorated in the village
February 19th, 2015  
Lovely shot, it's nice to have a bit of history around
February 19th, 2015  
a beautiful capture of the statue! love his look!
February 19th, 2015  
great photo
February 19th, 2015  
great statue
February 19th, 2015  
Nice composition
February 19th, 2015  
Nice image. The statue and homes looks the same age and the cars look anachronistic.
February 19th, 2015  
A very young James Cook :) Great capture!
February 19th, 2015  
Great capture and an interesting looking statue.
February 19th, 2015  
Very nice - interesting history there.
February 20th, 2015  
Nice shot of this.
February 20th, 2015  
Neat shot - and lovely statue.
February 20th, 2015  
Beautiful statue. Love how it stands just in front of those pretty houses.
February 20th, 2015  
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