Lottie O'Hara

Renowned artist Mackenzie Thorpe paid his hometown hospital – The James Cook University Hospital – a visit to present on loan a set of signed prints of his works ‘The Game of Life’.

Barnsley sculptor Graham Ibbeson is probably best known for his bronze sculpture of Eric Morecambe at Morecambe Bay.

Journey to theatre was produced by artist Fiona Rutherford working with children from the paediatric wards and local schools.

Cook’s life and adventures played a huge part in the designs husband and wife Lee and Jill Brewster produced for the floor, furniture and wall panels in the children’s waiting area.

Middlesbrough artist Josie Kyme’s aim was to transform blank window spaces into a focal point the chapel, offering hope and harmony to anyone who goes in there, regardless of their faith.

A crescendo of colour now greets many patients in wards and departments throughout the hospitals.

Two life-size murals charting the histories of Middlesbrough General Hospital and North Riding Infirmary adorn the walls at The James Cook University Hospital.

A specially carved benefactors’ tree now takes pride of place in the main entrance of the Friarage Hospital, with individual names carved onto the separate leaves.

Laura Johnston’s design of sea and stars was influenced by the constellation of the stars that Cook used as global navigation.

Weighing over a ton-and-a-half, the bronze sculpture was designed by Newcastle-based artist Andrew Burton and celebrates the seaman’s life.