Stephen Michael Spencer - Onchan, Isle of Man - Dedicated Benches on Waymarking.com

This bench in honour of Stephen Michael Spencer can be found in a small walled garden on Strathallan Road in Onchan. The centrepiece of the garden is a bronze statue of the late TT and superbike legend Steve (Hizzy) Hislop.

'Eleven times TT winner, ‘Hizzy’ rode into the history books in 1989 as the first rider to lap at over 120mph. His first win came in the 1987 TT Formula 2 Race on a Yamaha. In 1989 and 1991 he won three races in a week - the TT Formula 1, Senior and Supersport 600. British fans loved him in 1992 when he took the Rotary Norton to victory in the Senior TT, the first time the famous trophy has been won by a British bike rider since 1961. He last rode in 1994 when he took the Senior and Formula 1 titles. He had many memorable battles during his tremendous TT career with the likes of Fogarty, Dunlop and McCallen and remains a popular and often emulated modern day hero of the Mountain Circuit.' (visit link)

More information on 'Hizzy' can be found at the following link:
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The bench has a wrought-iron frame which is painted black this support the seat and backrest which are formed from horizontal dark-coloured wooden slates.

There is a rectangular plaque attached to the backrest which is inscribed as follows:
'Dedicated to the memory of Stephen Michael Spenser
Captain at Sea, Isle of Man Steam Packet
1970 - 2014
You'll Never Walk Alone'
The bench is so positioned as to afford excellent views across the Douglas Bay towards Douglas Harbour the home port of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company the Islands main ferry company. 'IoMSPCo is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world and celebrated its 190th anniversary in 2020.' (visit link)

Where is this bench located?: In a small walled garden on Strathallan Road in Onchan. Who is this bench honoring?: Stephen Michael Spencer

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