Accrington bricks, or Nori, are a type of iron-hard engineering brick, produced in Altham near Accrington, Lancashire, England from 1887 to 2008 and again...
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famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, "The Accrington NORI" (iron), which were used in the construction of the...
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The Accrington Pals, officially the 11th (Service) Battalion (Accrington), East Lancashire Regiment, was a pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in...
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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] Accrington brick is a type...
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company operates the Accrington brick works. Hollands Pies, a major manufacturer of baked goods based in Baxenden near Accrington. National Savings and...
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strength Accrington – a type of engineering brick from England Fire or refractory – highly heat-resistant bricks Clinker – a vitrified brick Ceramic glazed...
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side of the Rochdale Canal: the frontage was curved and built of red Accrington brick. Before it was turned into a club, the Haçienda was a yacht builder's...
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has 16 brick piers, faced with Portland stone. It was originally built using French bricks from Lille but was refaced in 1973 with Accrington brick. The...
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blasting - AC power plugs and sockets - Access mat - Accrington brick - Accropode - Acid brick - Acoustic plaster - Active daylighting - Adaptive reuse...
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manufacturer of Accrington brick, the Huncoat Plastic Brick and Terracotta Co was established in Yorkshire Street in 1894. The bricks carried the REDAC...
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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...
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Nori (born 1953), retired Australian politician Accrington brick or Nori, a type of engineering brick NORI, the Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy...
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without scaffolding, up to the level of the balcony. It is built of Red Accrington brick with Darley Dale dressings and tapers from 29 ft (8.8 m) square to...
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construction of the tower and buildings was about £290,000. Five million Accrington bricks, 3,478 long tons (3,534 t) of steel and 352 long tons (358 t) of cast...
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higher allowing for taller windows. Accrington brick was used from 1890, decorated with yellow sandstone with moulded brick and terracotta features. Etched...
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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)...
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roof. It was built of yellow sandstone with decorative courses of red Accrington brick. It had a floor separation of 4.1 m and was 16 bays long and 55 m and...
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boiler house by a flue. The chimney has an octagonal plan, it is in Accrington brick with stone dressings, a string course, and a moulded cornice. The chimney...
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George Baines and Son in Arts and Crafts Gothic style. They are in Accrington brick with terracotta dressings and have slate roofs. The church consists...
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In 1911, 1928, and more recently in 1998, extensions were added in Accrington brick. The mill chimney dates from 1900, and this and the engine house were...
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donations of land and money from the Earl of Derby. The new buildings, of Accrington brick, were designed in a simple Neo-Renaissance style by William Venn Gough...
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Street, with playing fields across Bridge Road. The new buildings, of Accrington brick, were designed in a simple Neo-Renaissance style by William Venn Gough...
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the jumping off trenches from where the Accrington Pals advanced on 1 July. It is made from Accrington brick, and the ruined wall symbolises the ruined...
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southwest boundary of the grounds of the hotel. They are built in Accrington brick, and contain panels of pebbles in different patterns. II Burlingtons...
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and the school with its combined master's house. They are built in Accrington brick with sandstone dressings and Cumberland slated roofs, and are in Gothic...
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number of major additions and alterations; namely refacing the house in Accrington brick in 1886, and building a coach house and stables in 1890. Little is...
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early-20th century by a new church on the old site. The church is built of Accrington brick with Runcorn red sandstone facings, it was designed by J. S. Crowther...
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their careful detailing, extensively using terracotta to detail red Accrington brick and large windows. The window heads are flat, except on the top storey...
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warehouse was a three-storey buff-red brick with segmental windows set in brick panels decorated with moulded Accrington brick. The dominant feature of the warehouse...
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station and court building is in Jacobean Revival style, and built in Accrington brick with sandstone dressings and slate roofs. It has a complex plan, with...
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