Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 164,258 pages of information and 246,079 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Norcon

From Graces Guide

Maker of spun concrete pipes

1942 Bowmaker Ltd acquired Norcon Ltd which was involved in concrete products[1]

1955 Acquired by Bursledon Brick[2]

1957 Demand for its pipes had fallen[3]

By this time was known as Norcon Pipes Ltd

1960 Amalgamated with Sharp, Jones and Co, another maker of concrete pipes[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Jan. 23, 1943
  2. The Times Feb. 4, 1955
  3. The Times Sept. 27, 1957
  4. The Times Sept. 30, 1960