New meets old at New Lanark

(Photograph) - Children can explore all the colours of the rainbow at a new gallery on the site of the world's first nursery school in Scotland. New Lanark, on the banks of the River Clyde, was awarded World Heritage status at the end of last year. It became famous as a model community in the early 19th century under the management of Robert Owen, who introduced social and educational reforms for the benefit of mill workers, including a progressive school where corporal punishment was banned and young children were given the freedom to play and socialise.