An eco-classroom in Accrington is to be created by Empire State Building chiefs – to thank the town for providing the stone used to build it.
The foundations of the 1,454ft Empire State Building were made of Nori bricks exported from Hyndburn to America in 1931 because they were the densest and strongest in the world.
Now Malkin Holdings, the management company of the 102-storey Empire State Building, has pledged to sponsor some of the Nori bricks which will be used in the building which has been designed by pupils – as a thank you to the town.
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