Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a history museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The museum building, Walker’s House, belonged to Captain John Walker, to whom James Cook was apprenticed in 1746. Having lodged there as an apprentice, Cook returned to visit in the winter of 1771–72 after his first voyage. The house is situated in Grape Lane on the harbour side. A plaque on the wall states that the house was built in 1688 by Moses and Susannah Dring. It is a largish building on three floors with an attic. It is regarded as a typical
Simon Cook (English cricketer) Simon Cook (English cricketer) Simon James Cook (born 15 January 1977) is a former English cricketer who is the head coach of the Hong Kong cricket team. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Middlesex and Kent at first-class level between 1999 and 2012. Cook batted right handed. Cook was born at Oxford. His brother, Adam, has played Minor counties and List A cricket for Oxfordshire. Cook initially played in 1996 for Cumnor in Oxfordshire before a year later being signed by Middlesex along with Andrew Strauss. After suffering from shin splints and stress fractures he gradually established