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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cooks' Cottage,

noto anche come Captain Cook's Cottage, si trova nei Fitzroy Gardens.

Il cottage fu costruito nel 1755 nel villaggio inglese di Great Ayton, nel North Yorkshire, dai genitori del capitano James Cook, James e Grace Cook.

Fu portato a Melbourne nel 1934 dal filantropo australiano Sir Russell Grimwade.

È un punto di congettura tra gli storici se James Cook, il famoso navigatore, abbia mai vissuto nella casa, ma quasi certamente andò a trovare i suoi genitori nella casa.

L'interno del cottage comprende oggetti d'antiquariato secolari ed è stilizzato in stile settecentesco, così come gli abiti delle guide volontarie.

Nel 1933, la proprietaria del cottage decise di venderlo a condizione che l'edificio rimanesse in Inghilterra.

È stata convinta a cambiare "Inghilterra" in "Impero" e ha accettato un'offerta australiana di £ 800 da Russell Grimwade.

Il cottage è stato smontato mattone dopo mattone e imballato in 253 casse e 40 barili per la spedizione a bordo della Port Dunedin da Hull . Anche i ritagli di edera che adornavano la casa furono presi e piantati quando la casa fu ricostruita a Melbourne.

Grimwade, un noto uomo d'affari e filantropo, donò la casa al popolo di Victoria per il centenario dell'insediamento di Melbourne nell'ottobre 1934.

 

Cooks' Cottage,

also known as Captain Cook's Cottage, is located in Fitzroy Gardens. The cottage was built in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by Captain James Cook's parents, James and Grace Cook.

It was brought to Melbourne in 1934 by Australian philanthropist Sir Russell Grimwade.

It is a point of conjecture among historians whether James Cook, the famous navigator, ever lived in the house, but he almost certainly visited his parents in the house.

The interior of the cottage includes centuries-old antiques and is stylized in an eighteenth-century style, as are the clothes of the volunteer guides.

In 1933, the owner of the cottage decided to sell it on the condition that the building remain in England.

She was persuaded to change "England" to "Empire" and accepted an Australian offer of £800 from Russell Grimwade.

The cottage was dismantled brick by brick and packed in 253 crates and 40 barrels for shipment aboard the Port Dunedin from Hull. The ivy cuttings that adorned the house were also taken and planted when the house was rebuilt in Melbourne.

Grimwade, a well-known businessman and philanthropist, donated the house to the people of Victoria for the centenary of the settlement of Melbourne in October 1934.

 

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