New Lanark, Mill Number One Distant view from NE

Description New Lanark, Mill Number One Distant view from NE

Date 1969

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 618103

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Mills Nos 1 and 2, New Lanark, South Lanarkshire New Lanark was founded as a cotton mill village in 1784 by David Dale and Richard Arkwright to use the latter's package of processes to spin cotton yarn (twist) by water power. The village was managed from 1799 to the mid-1820s by Robert Owen, and continued to spin cotton until 1968. This shows Mills Nos 1 (centre) and 2 (right) from the end of Mantilla Row, with the end of Wee Row on the far right. No 1 Mill was cut down by two storeys after World War II, and roofing felt applied, as seen here. No 1 Mill was restored to its full height in 1996, and converted into a training hotel operated in connection with Motherwell College. This was a major milestone in the conservation of the village by the New Lanark Conservation Trust. The village was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 2001. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H69/546/1C

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