Ian16th,
On the spot, Ian ! (as the only man of any eminence who lived here), Captain James Cook's name is stuck on just about everything else. He was born (reputedly) about a mile as the crow flies from where I now sit. If any town on Teesside produced seaside rock (Redcar ?), it would have "James Cook" in the middle.
I understand that, among other places, he discovered a land where there are kangaroos and which was at one time useful to us as a penal colony. Only joking !
To all my wellwishers, heartfelt thanks,
Danny.