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British Open

Sat 05 Sep 1942



Format: Own Choice from a Specified List
Test Piece: Lorenzo 1928 or Pageantry 1934
Adjudicators: Harold Hind , Frank Wright
Venue: Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position Band Conductor Music Draw Points
1 Fairey Aviation Harry Mortimer Pageantry 1934
9 185
2 Bickershaw Colliery William Haydock Pageantry 1934
11 182
3 City of Coventry Harry Heyes Lorenzo 1928
6 175
4 Brighouse & Rastrick Harry Mortimer Lorenzo 1928
13 173
5 Creswell Colliery Harold Moss Pageantry 1934
5 170
6 Yorkshire Copperworks Joseph Elliott Lorenzo 1928
7 167
Barrow Shipyard Herbert Sutcliffe Lorenzo 1928
1
Parc & Dare W. Haydn Bebb Pageantry 1934
2
Cory Reg Little Lorenzo 1928
3
Firbeck Colliery Alexander Hilton Pageantry 1934
4
Sankey's Castle Works J. A. Greenwood Lorenzo 1928
8
Grimethorpe Colliery George Thompson Lorenzo 1928
10
Horden Colliery John Dennis Scoins Lorenzo 1928
12
ICI (Alkali) Harry Mortimer Lorenzo 1928
14
Carlton Main Frickley Albert Badrick Pageantry 1934
15
Harton Colliery Jack Atherton Lorenzo 1928
16
Pemberton Old James Fairhurst Lorenzo 1928
17
W Crookhall Colliery
W Platt's Moston Colliery

James Brier was appointed referee.
The bands who performed "Pageantry" did not have to perform the second movement, "Cortege".
Prizes: - 1st: 50 plus 2000 Gold Trophy plus the "Sunday Chronicle" Trophy, 2nd: 20, 3rd: 12, 4th: 8, 5th: 6, 6th: 4
A Gold Medal valued at 2 Guineas was presented to each top six band.
17 bands competed

The winning band gave a short concert after the presentation of the prizes, that included a selection of their own choice and a hymn tune as well as a BBC broadcast on the 26th September.

At the end of the contest, Miss Gracie Cole, winner of the Alexander Owen Memorial Scholorship played a solo with Grimethorpe Colliery Band.





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