A large mural depicting a World War II maritime tragedy which touched the lives of Stanhope people has been completed in the town.
The mural tells the story of the Montevideo Maru, a prisoner-of-war ship that was accidentally sunk by the Allies in 1942. The full story about what happened did not emerge until after the war.
The mural by artist Tim Bowtell was commissioned by the Stanhope sub-branch of the RSL, with support of the Stanhope and District Development Committee, because three soldiers from the Stanhope area were lost on the ship.
The mural is in Glasgow St, opposite the public park which includes a war memorial.