New Lanark is an eighteenth century restored cotton mill village
on the banks of the River Clyde, close to the Falls of Clyde in
Southern Scotland. New Lanark was created as a cotton-spinning
village in the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century and
was transformed under the management of Robert Owen. Owen
greatly improved the conditions, facilities and services for the
workers and their families and this led to many social
improvements including progressive education, factory reform,
more humane working practices and garden cities. By 1799 New
Lanark was the biggest cotton mill in Scotland and formed one of
the largest industrial groups in the world. Over 2,000 people
lived or worked in the village. The mill continued manufacturing
cotton for nearly 200 years, until 1968. This helps explain why
the buildings in the village are so little changed. Inscription
and Significance New Lanark was inscribed as a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO The Outstanding Universal Value of New Lanark is
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