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
James Cook (broadcaster) James Cook (broadcaster) James Cook is a BBC News correspondent. The journalist and broadcaster is currently Los Angeles Correspondent. Previously he was Scotland Correspondent for the BBC and a regular presenter and reporter based in Glasgow for Reporting Scotland. Educated at Forfar Academy, Cook began his career as a youngster, reading the news for his local radio station. Since joining BBC Scotland in his twenties, Cook has gone on to present many news and current affairs programmes for the BBC including Good Morning Scotland and Reporting Scotland. Cook has covered the lead up to the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum for