Captain Cooks Cottage (Wall Plaque)

Description

Captain Cook's Cottage is handcrafted copper plaque finished with beautifully handmade wooden frame ready to hang in your favorite spot. (Mine is hanging above my fireplace in my lounge room). This is a solid plaque, with the brick cottage highlighted in copper tones and the background with charcol tones. It is a very fine detailed artwork and takes weeks for the product to finilse. The copper plaque is varnished with special copper lacquer to give a lifetime protection.

Size: 26inch x 20inch (66cm x51cm)

~SHIPPING INFORMATION~

All packages will be posted within one business day of payment, to the address you selected on Etsy. We use Australia Post Airmail for destinations outside Australia and allow up to 12-14 days for delivery. For deliveries within Australia, please allow up to 7 days outside Sydney Metro. We also invite pick-ups from my showroom to save on postage. I have given an estimate postage costs only. PLEASE NOTE: after posting your purchase any balance of your postage money will be refunded to you.
You will save on postage if buying multiple items.

~ INSURANCE ~

Insurance: $5-$7 (highly recommended).
For any inquiry, please email: info [!at] aussiewoodcraft.com

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History of Capt. Cook's Cottage
Captain Cooks' Cottage is located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was constructed in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, James and Grace Cook. It is a point of conjecture among historians whether James Cook, the famous navigator, ever lived in the house, but almost certainly he visited his parents at the house.

In 1933 the owner of the cottage decided to sell it with a condition of sale that the building remain in England. She was persuaded to change "England" to "the Empire", and accepted an Australian bid of £800, by Russell Grimwade as opposed to the highest local offer of £300.

The cottage was deconstructed brick by brick and packed into 253 cases and 40 barrels, for shipping onboard the Port Dunedin from Hull. Cuttings from ivy that adorned the house were also taken and planted when the house was re-erected in Melbourne. Grimwade, a notable businessman and philanthropist, donated the house to the people of Victoria for the centenary anniversary of the settlement of Melbourne in October 1934.

The cottage immediately became a popular tourist attraction. In 1978 further restoration work was carried out on the cottage. An English cottage garden has been established around the house, further adding to its period reconstruction.

Added on Oct 11, 2009