Accrington brick

An Accrington brick
Houses 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hyndburn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Accrington Observer 2008-09-26". Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2010.

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