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The Schoolroom Museum in Great Ayton is housed in a building once used as a charity school which was founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner. It was here, between 1736 and 1740, that Captain James Cook received his early education.
Situated in the heart of Great Ayton, one of North Yorkshire’s prettiest villages, the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum tells the story of James Cook’s early life and education in the Charity School, the village he grew up in and his adventures on the high seas.
Postgate might very well have later founded a school to teach good Anglican principles and perhaps try to halt the pernicious influence of ‘Dissent’ from spreading. Professor John Postgate FRS has traced his family tree back to the Postgate who founded the school.
Thomas Scottowe paid for young James Cook to attend the Postgate School built in 1704 The site of the Postgate School is where the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum. Thomas Scottowe also paid for James`s father to buy the plot of land on which he built a cottage off Easby Lane..
Information on the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, where Captain James Cook attended school as a boy. Museum highlights, photos, and visiting information from Britain Express.
The Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum is in the heart of Great Ayton, housed in a building once used as a charity school founded by Michael Postgate, in 1704. It is run by volunteers and entry is free.
The Schoolroom Museum is located in a building once used as a charity school which was founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner. It was here, between 1736 and 1740, that Captain James Cook received his early education.
