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 162,345 pages of information and 244,505 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.

Accrington Brick and Tile Co

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Taken from a glass slide. General View of the Works.
Taken from a glass slide. Drawing Bricks.
Taken from a glass slide. Crushing Rollers by C. Whittaker and Co.
Taken from a glass slide. Down Brow Drum by C. Whittaker and Co.
Taken from a glass slide. New Era Stiff Plastic Machine by C. Whittaker and Co.
Taken from a glass slide. New Era Stiff Plastic Machine (rear) by C. Whittaker and Co.
Taken from a glass slide. Power press by C. Whittaker and Co.
Taken from a glass slide. Semi-plastic Machines by C. Whittaker and Co.
June 1949.
August 1949.

of Accrington, Lancashire.

Manufacturers of "NORI" bricks.

1887 Company established.

1958 Acquired by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation [1]

1964 Parent company Lancashire Cotton Corporation acquired by Courtaulds.

1979 Sold by Courtaulds to George Armitage and Sons [2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, January 16, 1959
  2. The Times, August 17, 1979
  • Images from slides courtesy of JS 2018/1017