Economic and Social Developments Robert Owen Working conditions for the lower class in factories, mines and such were universally poor during the industrial revolution. However, in 1800, Robert Owen took ownership of the New Lanark Mills. About 1400 people worked in the cotton mill and Robert worked to make working conditions better for them. The 500 children were housed, fed and educated in return for their work. This in turn led to reduced crime rate disease and death among the young. Industrial revolution England was a agricultural country for the most part but that changed rather rapidly. This was largely down to the invention of the railway. This meant that it was really easy and cost effective to transport goods across Britain. This also made more jobs for people to work.
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