An Accrington brickHouses on Fredrick Street, Werneth, Oldham built from Accringon bricks
Accrington bricks, or Nori,[1] are a type of iron-hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again from 2015.[2] They were famed for their strength, and were used for the foundations of the Blackpool Tower and the Empire State Building.
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Accringtonbricks, or Nori, are a type of iron-hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again...
famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, "The Accrington NORI" (iron), which were used in the construction of the...
Class B bricks have a strength greater than 75 N/mm2 (10,900 lbf/sq in) and water absorption of less than 7%.[citation needed] Accringtonbrick is a type...
The Accrington Pals, officially the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington), East Lancashire Regiment, was a pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in...
company operates the Accringtonbrick works. Hollands Pies, a major manufacturer of baked goods based in Baxenden near Accrington. National Savings and...
strength Accrington – a type of engineering brick from England Fire or refractory – highly heat-resistant bricks Clinker – a vitrified brick Ceramic glazed...
manufacturer of Accringtonbrick, the Huncoat Plastic Brick and Terracotta Co was established in Yorkshire Street in 1894. The bricks carried the REDAC...
the popularity of the term "red brick" owes much to its own Chancellor's Court, constructed from Accrington red brick. The University of Birmingham grew...
has 16 brick piers, faced with Portland stone. It was originally built using French bricks from Lille but was refaced in 1973 with Accringtonbrick. The...
town and in the civil parish of Morton Palms. A total of 185,000 Accrington Nori bricks were used in the sculpture's construction, and it is 7 metres (23 ft)...
without scaffolding, up to the level of the balcony. It is built of Red Accringtonbrick with Darley Dale dressings and tapers from 29 ft (8.8 m) square to...
higher allowing for taller windows. Accringtonbrick was used from 1890, decorated with yellow sandstone with moulded brick and terracotta features. Etched...
roof. It was built of yellow sandstone with decorative courses of red Accringtonbrick. It had a floor separation of 4.1 m and was 16 bays long and 55 m and...
In 1911, 1928, and more recently in 1998, extensions were added in Accringtonbrick. The mill chimney dates from 1900, and this and the engine house were...
number of major additions and alterations; namely refacing the house in Accringtonbrick in 1886, and building a coach house and stables in 1890. Little is...
construction of the tower and buildings was about £290,000. Five million Accringtonbricks, 3,478 long tons (3,534 t) of steel and 352 long tons (358 t) of cast...
the jumping off trenches from where the Accrington Pals advanced on 1 July. It is made from Accringtonbrick, and the ruined wall symbolises the ruined...
George Baines and Son in Arts and Crafts Gothic style. They are in Accringtonbrick with terracotta dressings and have slate roofs. The church consists...
exist. Since the late 19th century, the Accrington area has been known for the production of Accringtonbrick. Brick-clay has been extracted from the Huncoat...
Street, with playing fields across Bridge Road. The new buildings, of Accringtonbrick, were designed in a simple Neo-Renaissance style by William Venn Gough...
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