Was New Lanark Successful?

Under the ownership of a partnership that included Dale's son-in-law, Robert Owen

Robert Owen
Owen believed his idea would be the best way to reorganise society in general, and called his vision the "New Moral World". Owen's utopian model changed little in his lifetime. His developed model envisaged an association of 500–3,000 people as the optimum for a working community.
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, a Welsh philanthropist and social reformer, New Lanark became a successful business and an early example of a planned settlement and so an important milestone in the historical development of urban planning.

Why was New Lanark successful?

Success at New Lanark

Owen improved the houses and—mainly by his personal influence—encouraged the people in habits of order, cleanliness, and thrift. He opened a store that sold sound-quality goods at little more than cost and strictly supervised the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Why was New Lanark a good site for Mills?

Introducing New Lanark

Founded in 1785 with a focus on philanthropy, education and the welfare of the mill workers, New Lanark became a model for industrial communities that was to spread across the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. New Lanark was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

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