[Morecambe Ex Pat]

Those dark coloured bricks were fired longer than the standard facing bricks to harden the surface, They were known as engineering bricks and were used in jobs where they were subject to heavy loading.

Accrington bricks were so successful because of the iron content in the clay and as every Accringtonian worth their salt knows, that is how they became known as NORI bricks. Whether the legend is true, that the pattern maker reversed the letters by mistake is a myth we will probably never discount or prove.