New Lanark Mills
1786 - UNESCO site
Overview
Cotton mills powered by the Falls of Clyde where Robert Owen ran one of historys great social experiments from 1800: shorter hours, schooling for children, decent housing, and the first workplace nursery. A landmark of both industry and reform, restored from ruin in the 2000s.
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