A Wishaw writer has highlighted the 175th anniversary of one of history’s greatest composers visiting the town.
Gerry Carr has become fascinated with the story and has finished writing a book detailing the historic visit.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7. “What we do know is that he was in the Mid-Calder on October 16, 1848 and our information suggested that he was in Wishaw on the 17th and 18th before heading to Hamilton.
Other suggestions show greater complexity and that rather than Jane herself, it was her family who were putting the composer under pressure.
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