Lowry sketch 'Wreck at South Shields'. Credit: The Lowry
A woman from South Shields has adopted a drawing by the renowned artist LS Lowry that pictures the wreck of the Adelfotis II on the South Shields coastline in 1963.
Valerie Hamill had always admired the pencil on paper work – which is titled Wreck at South Shields - having seen the shipwreck herself as a child with her mother, father and sisters.
Wreck at South Shields by L S Lowry. Credit: The Lowry
Her donation to The Lowry arts centre in Salford was marked today when Mrs Hamill unveiled the work in the gallery alongside curator, Claire Stewart.
A 1963 photo of the shipwrecked Adelfotis II. Credit: The Lowry
