Henry Cook was an inspirational man who encouraged many people from all over Europe to support the Seafarers & Poor practically and financially in Portsmouth, Gosport and France. He also visited many ports, lighthouses, lightships, ships in the UK and France supplying knitted items, food and much loved gospel meetings & tracts. Thanks goes to the many contributors, members of the Bethel Missions, relatives and Mr P Isaacs for compiling a scrap book of items that weren't destroyed in an old trunk owned by Henry Cook. This is a brief timeline below: In 1853 Henry Cook set up the first Ragged Day School and Sunday School for boys, in 80 High Street. Later in 1859 he started a Boys Industrial Home in 47 Stoke Road. 1858 Built a Ragged School in 44 & 46 South Street (behind Woolworth’s approx) 1869 Built The Portsmouth and Gosport Seaman’s Mission, 66 South Street, which later incorporated a Ragged School for girls. ( to the right of the George & Dragon Pub.) 1875 (approx) Coffee & Reading Rooms in 47 Stoke Road and Beach Street. 1885 (approx) New Mission Hall at Rudmore Place Portsmouth. 1886 (approx) Coffee & Reading Room/Mission at The Quay Portsmouth 1887 He replaced a Wherry (Portsea to Porchester) and another boat ‘Annie’ with two new schooners ‘The Mystery’ & ‘Herald of Mercy’.Later set up a floating mission harboured at Portsmouth, over 27 attended. 1889 Set up a French Seaman’s Mission & hospital in Deauville France. 1890 (approx)Set up Mission Hall in Forton Road Camden Town for the soldiers of the Forts & Forton Barracks. 1893 had a new auxiliary screw steamer built which could hold 300 people, called ‘The Good News’. 1893 Henry Cook died in the Mission Hall in Deauville, France.