David Saville - Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mike_bjm
N 54° 16.966 W 004° 35.262
30U E 396637 N 6016146
This bench in honour of David Saville can be found in the beer garden of The Mitre Pub in village of Kirk Michael.
Waymark Code: WM13GTP
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 12/12/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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This bench in honour of Dave Saville, a 9 times Isle of Man TT sidecar winner and twice British Champion, can be found in the beer garden in front of The Mitre Pub in the village of Kirk Michael.

This concrete wooden bench has a solid backrest, and a ‘slatted’ seat but no armrests. Mounted on the backrest is a large rectangular plaque has the following inscription:

‘IN
MEMORY
OF
DAVE SAVILLE
9 TIMES TT SIDECAR WINNER & TWICE BRITISH CHAMPION
17TH APRIL 1947 – 7TH MARCH 2006’

In the top left-hand corner of the plaque is an ‘oval’ colour photograph of Dave Saville in race action, and in the top right-hand corner is a triskelion (three-legs of man0 in red and gold.
This bench in honour of Dave Saville is positioned in the pub’s beer garden so as to provide views of the Main Road (A3) which is part of the Mountain Course which is used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix/Classic TT Motorcycle Races.

More information on Dave Saville's TT career can be found at the following link:
(visit link)
Who is this bench honoring?: Dave Saville

Where is this bench located?: Not listed

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