Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum Trust
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1097490
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- May 13, 2003
- Legal form
- Other
- Area of benefit
- Not Defined.
Address
- Address
- 51 NEWTON ROAD
GREAT AYTON
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS9 6DT
Contact
- Phone
- 01642722966
- Website
captaincookschoolroommuseum.co.uk
Activities
The museum is housed in a building erected in 1785 on the site of the charity school attended by James Cook between 1736 and 1740. It features a reconstruction of an early C18 schoolroom and interactive displays show his voyages of discovery. Visitors can learn how to use a sextant and see the education system that provided the starting point for the great navigator, explorer and chartmaker.
Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public In Particular In The Life Work Of Captain James Cook Rn And In General In The Social History Of Great Ayton By:-The Preservation Conservation And Improvement Of The Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum Great Ayton Andthe Collection Preservation And Display Of Articles Archival Records Manuscripts Books Pictures Photographs And Other Items Of Relevant Historic Interest.
Classification
- How
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- What
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Who
- The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Local Authority
- North Yorkshire
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | — | — |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Frances Mary Greenwell (Chair) | |
| Elizabeth Joan Scovell | Sept. 27, 2013 |
| Gary John Readman | |
| Heather Moorhouse | Sept. 27, 2013 |
| John Ernest Fletcher | |
| Katherine Eaton | March 14, 2018 |
| Peter Francis William Walker | |
| Ronald Derek Kirk | Sept. 12, 2013 |