Captain James Cook - Captain Cook, one of the world’s greatest navigators and mariners was born in Marton.
The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum opened on the 28th October 1978 – the 250th anniversary of Cook’s birth. It is housed in a purpose-built building close to the granite urn marking the site of Cook’s birthplace cottage in Stewart Park, Marton, Middlesbrough.
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum