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21-08-2004, 15:57
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Where Nori used to be
I just took these photos this afternoon on the way back from the rubbish tip. These houses are now on the site which used to be Nori brickworks as far as I recall.
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23-09-2004, 16:11
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Re: Where Nori used to be
I'm puzzled by these photos as I had no idea that Nori was no longer where it used to be. Where is it now? For that matter, does it still exist? I see Nori bricks, or rather I know places where they have been used - the flood defence system along the River Deben at Woodbridge was built with Accrington bricks in 1991/2. I've always wanted to have a house built of Accrington brick - does this mean that that dream will never be?????
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23-09-2004, 16:40
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Re: Where Nori used to be
It sort of exists but the bricks produced these days are nothing like the old fashioned well known Nori bricks. They used to have a smoother almost shiny surface. The current ones are just like bricks from anywhere else. I wonder if this is possibly because they no longer use clay from the quarry up the Coppice? It's a long time since those buckets used to cross Burnley Road.
The brickworks which exists now is on Whinney Hill Road.
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23-09-2004, 18:13
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Re: Where Nori used to be
As far as I remember the buckets that crossed Burnley Road were for the Redac brickworks. No doubt someone will correct me.
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23-09-2004, 19:21
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Re: Where Nori used to be
Ha-ha! Right, Yes, Bricks! Well it's like this.
Marshall's Clay Products make bricks but they don't make the old fashioned "Nori" brick. They do however make an acid resistant brick which uses much the same materials and techniques. If there is a difference in the way their housebricks look it is down to the way that they are made and the temerature at which they are fired. Does that help?
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23-09-2004, 20:34
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Re: Where Nori used to be
Does anyone remember when Whinney Hill caught fire? It was in the 70`s and the fire caught hold underground. I remember going up there and watching smoke curling up from the ground and if you scratched down in the earth flames lept up! I seem to recall it took a few months before it was finally extinguished
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27-09-2004, 14:36
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Re: Where Nori used to be
An origional 'NORI' brick.....
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27-09-2004, 14:59
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Re: Where Nori used to be
Seem to recall it was started by a mountain of tyres, though I could be wrong.
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28-09-2004, 09:35
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Re: Where Nori used to be
the methane, was from the Load of Mischief, all the mushy peas & pints of mild they used to sell.
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28-09-2004, 11:24
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Re: Where Nori used to be
Now there's a pub we could do with a photo of. It was a shame it had to be demolished for the motorway.
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Re: Where Nori used to be
Just off subject a bit do you remember when they used to put "load of mischief" on the buses for church outings and such?
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28-09-2004, 12:57
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Re: Where Nori used to be
Not exactly, but I do remember "Load of Mischief" being a designated bus stop and I'm sure there were ACT buses with that as a destination sign.
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