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Robert Owen's School, New Lanark

Schooling in New Lanark - early 19th Century

Written by Drever on January 23, 2003

  • In an age when children worked as chimney sweeps, labored down the mines, or worked in mills and received little education, New Lanark was heaven. David Owen introduced free education for everybody. Just how enlightened...
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Sleeping Arrangements, New Lanark, 1820s

Living in New Lanark

Written by Drever on January 24, 2003

  • The hustle and bustle of New Lanark as a working town of 2,500 people has gone. The movement to and from work, the barefoot children, the horses and carts, the washing lines, the gossip, the...
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Ghost of Annie McLeod, New Lanark

Ghosts, Strange Noises, Time Travel and Spinning Wheels

Written by Drever on January 25, 2003

  • The Robert Owen's School for Children is full of exciting attractions such as the Annie McLeod Story, Historic Classroom, and an Interactive Gallery. Annie McLeod is a mill girl from the year 1820. Her ghost...
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