Memorial

Seats Lawson Falklands 1982 Promenade

Whitley Bay

Memorial Name: Seats Lawson Falklands 1982 Promenade (W84.11)

NEWMP Ref No.: W84.11

Parish: Whitley Bay

Original Location:

Promenade, at High Point, between Cheviot View and Edwards Road.NE26 2BF. NZ 36083 72108

Which War:

Falklands 1982.

Dedication, Creation or Publication date:

Unveiled Monday 18th October 1982 by the Mayor of North Tyneside.

Materials Used:

Wood with cast iron rests.

Inscription:

On one seat:

In memory of Simon John Lawson H.M.S. Ardent
Killed in action San Carlos Bay Falkland Islands 21st May 1982.

On the other seat :

Simon John Lawson
1961-1982.

Memorial Description:

Two seats, slatted, with cast iron ends in the form of a mythical creature, with a head and scaly neck, a wing underneath the arm rest, and decorated with scrolls.

The dedication is incised and painted black in plain upper and lower case lettering along the top rail of one seat, while the name and dates of birth and death are on the top rail of the other seat.

2022 the dedication has now been painted in gold and the seats have been stained.

Names:

See above

Notes:

1. The site is near the home of L.S. Dawson’s parents.

2. 2025 the seats have been refurbished by North Tyneside Council

External Links:

HMS Ardent

Sources:

Photos: R.W. Gould; Tony Harding; Mark Fabian; Jim Houghton

Evening Chronicle
20/10/1982 Reported unveiling

North Shields Weekly News
22/10/1982 with the same report.