What's On

On September 14, 1911, Mary Petrie Smith made a fateful decision. She left her two young sons in their pram outside a pub at the top of the Wellgate Steps and boarded a ship bound for Canada. Now, 113 years later, this exhibition finally gives Mary a voice. But is this the whole truth? Did she truly leave everything behind, or is there more to her story than we’ll ever know?

This exhibition, written and designed by Mary’s descendant Jamie Lees and her partner Frank D'Angelo, invites you to consider the possibilities of what really happened that day in 1911 and what could have driven Mary to make such a drastic decision.

Left at the Wellgate is part of The Wellgate Project.

Information published by Leisure and Culture Dundee.