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Rowlf · 25-07-2014, 21:06

Amazing to see that advert from 1938. My Dad would be working at Whinney Hill then. He started in 1930 when he left school and while he was in the Navy during the war there was a fire there and it ceased producing for a while so when he was demobed in 1946 he was transferred to the Nori works in Clayton where he stayed until 1961. While he was there Blackpool Tower was refaced with best Nori brick. It was built originally from Huncoat brick I believe.The Houndshill shopping centre was built from best Nori too. Actually my house is Nori brick too and the garage. There has been some blue air a few times when hubby has tried to drill into it.

25-07-2014, 21:06	#71
Rowlf Full Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Burnley Posts: 676 Liked: 354 times Rep Power: 8335	Re: Nori Brick Amazing to see that advert from 1938. My Dad would be working at Whinney Hill then. He started in 1930 when he left school and while he was in the Navy during the war there was a fire there and it ceased producing for a while so when he was demobed in 1946 he was transferred to the Nori works in Clayton where he stayed until 1961. While he was there Blackpool Tower was refaced with best Nori brick. It was built originally from Huncoat brick I believe.The Houndshill shopping centre was built from best Nori too. Actually my house is Nori brick too and the garage. There has been some blue air a few times when hubby has tried to drill into it.