The Captain Cook Birthplace Memorial Urn
In front of you, through the trees, you will see the Urn that marks the birthplace of Jams Cook - scroll down to read more (directions on where to go next are at the foot of the page in red and bold)
James Cook was born on Sunday, 27th October 1728: the second child of James and Grace Cook. The family lived for a while in Ormesby and then moved to Marton. The birthplace cottage has been described as a mud house of two rooms, covered in thatch.
In 1786 Bartholomew Rudd bought the manor and estate of Marton and built a new house, Marton Lodge. He dismantled what remained of the cottage but marked its site in the courtyard of the stables by a quadrangle of flint stones.
In 1853 the estate was bought by Henry Bolckow, who built Marton Hall. In 1858, having unearthed the remains of the birthplace cottage, he erected the granite urn to mark the spot.
(click here for )The Conservatory
The original hall featured a conservatory (to the left in the picture above) After the hall was burned down a conservatory was built to the left of the colonnade.
(Click here for) The Staff
The conservatory has provided the backdrop to staff photographs. Click on the link above to see if you recognise anyone
The Colonnade
The video below explains what became of Marton Hall
To your right, you will see a row of evenly spaced arches supported by a series of symmetrically spaced columns this is the Colonnade which was used by the residents of the Hall as a covered walkway in inclement weather. Unfortunately, the Colonnade is the only remaining structure still standing of the original Marton Hall. The position of the Colonnade was at the rear of the main building as is shown in the photograph below. Then scroll further down for other interesting features associated with this view.
When you have explored this area head up the slight incline to the collonade and pass through one of those archways and onwards to the park bench to your left at the footpath.