Farnworth Old
Also/previously known as: 14th Battalion Lancashire County Home Guard, Barnes' Band, Farnworth Amateur, Tapps Rifles Band, West Lancashire Home Guard Band
| This band no longer exists. | |
| Region: | North West |
|---|---|
| Years active: | 1848 - 1990 |
| Descendants: | Eaton Farnworth |
Contest Results
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| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th Oct 1990 |
 Pontins (Fourth Section)
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3 | Prelude, Song and Dance | Robert Taylor | |
| 13th Apr 1990 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
|
5 | Devon Fantasy | 1 | Robert Taylor |
| 3rd Dec 1989 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
2 | Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] | 3 | Robert Taylor |
| 28th Oct 1989 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
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2 | Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] | Robert Taylor | |
| 9th Apr 1989 |
Oldham Contest (Third Section)
|
9 | Partita [Gregson] | 9 | Robert Taylor |
| 24th Mar 1989 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
|
2 | Partita [Gregson] | 11 | Robert Taylor |
| 4th Dec 1988 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
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W | |||
| 20th Nov 1988 |
Pilkington Northern Open (Section B)
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11 | Music for a Festival | 9 | Alan Marsh |
| 1st Apr 1988 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
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15 | Stantonbury Festival | 16 | Alan Marsh |
| 27th Mar 1988 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
Stantonbury Festival | 26 | Alan Marsh | |
| 7th Feb 1988 |
Wigan Contest (Third Section)
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13 | Coriolanus | 10 | Alan Marsh |
| 24th Oct 1987 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
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5 | Mexican Fiesta | Alan Marsh | |
| 20th Sep 1987 |
Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Third Section)
|
From the New World Symphony | 5 | Alan Marsh | |
| 17th Apr 1987 |
Pontins Southport (Fourth Section)
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6 | Simon called Peter | 8 | Jim Hunter |
| 29th Mar 1987 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
Overture to Youth | 12 | Jim Hunter | |
| 1st Mar 1987 |
Oldham Contest (Section B)
|
13 | Lorenzo | 12 | Jim Hunter |
| 22nd Feb 1987 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
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8 | Lorenzo | 11 | Jim Hunter |
| 1st Feb 1987 |
Rochdale Contest (Section B)
|
13 | Lorenzo | 3 | Jim Hunter |
| 7th Dec 1986 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
10 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Langford] | 13 | Jim Hunter |
| 23rd Nov 1986 |
Manchester District Contest (Third Section)
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3 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Langford] | 8 | Jim Hunter |
| 23rd Feb 1986 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
11 | Suite in Bb [Jacob] | 3 | Alan Marsh |
| 30th Nov 1985 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
Promenade | 5 | Alan Hobson | |
| 17th Nov 1985 |
Pilkington Northern Open (Section B)
|
Promenade | 4 | Alan Hobson | |
| 2nd Dec 1984 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
8 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Langford] | 4 | Alan Hobson |
| 25th Nov 1984 |
Manchester District Contest (Third Section)
|
Suite in Bb [Jacob] | 2 | Alan Hobson | |
| 18th Nov 1984 |
Pilkington Northern Open (Section B)
|
Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Langford] | 5 | Alan Hobson | |
| 25th Mar 1984 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
Divertimento [Ball] | Alan Hobson | ||
| 26th Feb 1984 |
Wigan Contest (B Section)
|
Othello | 9 | Alan Hobson | |
| 5th Feb 1984 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
6 | The Shipbuilders | 6 | Alan Hobson |
| 4th Dec 1983 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
The Shipbuilders | 1 | Alan Hobson | |
| 20th Nov 1983 |
Manchester District Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | Introduction and Allegro | 3 | Alan Hobson |
| 27th Mar 1983 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
Wheatlands | 9 | Alan Hobson | |
| 6th Mar 1983 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
10 | Egmont [arr. Ball] | 2 | Alan Hobson |
| 21st Nov 1982 |
Pilkington Northern Open (Section B)
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5 | Land of the Mountain and the Flood | 2 | Ben Ashby |
| 26th Sep 1982 |
Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Section 'B')
|
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| 21st Mar 1982 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
Land of the Ever Young | G. T. Shawcross | ||
| 14th Feb 1982 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
5 | The Three Musketeers | 12 | G. T. Shawcross |
| 10th Jan 1982 |
Manchester District Contest (Third Section)
|
4 | The Three Musketeers | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 22nd Nov 1981 |
Pilkington Northern Open (Section B)
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3 | Coriolanus | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 15th Feb 1981 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
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3 | Coriolanus | 6 | G. T. Shawcross |
| 30th Mar 1980 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
Main Street | 6 | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 17th Feb 1980 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
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6 | Themes from Symphony No. 5 [Beethoven] | 2 | G. T. Shawcross |
| 18th Feb 1979 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
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The Shipbuilders | 3 | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 24th Sep 1978 |
Buxton Entertainment Contest
|
G. T. Shawcross | |||
| 2nd Apr 1978 |
North West Area (Third Section)
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Call of the Sea | 4 | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 19th Feb 1978 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
2 | Call of the Sea | 13 | G. T. Shawcross |
| 4th Dec 1977 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section B)
|
Call of the Sea | 5 | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 31st Oct 1971 |
New Brighton Contest
|
The Seasons [Carr] | Wright Hurst | ||
| 21st Feb 1971 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
4 | Snowdon Fantasy | 4 | Wright Hurst |
| 8th Feb 1970 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
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Devon Fantasy | Wright Hurst | ||
| 20th Apr 1969 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
Chorale and Variations [Lucas] | 1 | Wright Hurst | |
| 8th Dec 1968 |
NWABBA Contest (Second Section)
|
Call of the Sea | 1 | Wright Hurst | |
| 1st Oct 1967 |
Golborne Contest (Section C)
|
3 | 6 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 10th Apr 1965 |
North West Area (Third Section)
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Brass Triptych: Old Westminster | Wright Hurst | ||
| 18th Apr 1964 |
North West Area (Third Section)
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2 | Old Palace Yard | 10 | Wright Hurst |
| 7th Jun 1963 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 24th Nov 1962 |
Wigan Contest
|
Recollections of Verdi | 2 | Wright Hurst | |
| 15th Jun 1962 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th May 1961 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 17th Oct 1959 |
Bury Contest
|
English Folk Song Suite | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 22nd May 1959 |
Whit Friday Heywood
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 22nd May 1959 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 7th Mar 1959 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Yorkshire Ridings Suite | Wright Hurst | ||
| 28th Sep 1958 |
Yorkshire v. Lancashire Contest (Class A)
|
Venus and Adonis | 7 | Wright Hurst | |
| 31st May 1958 |
Whit Friday Heywood
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 31st May 1958 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Apr 1958 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Venus and Adonis | Wright Hurst | ||
| 8th Feb 1958 |
Battle of the B's
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3 | The Three Musketeers | Wright Hurst | |
| 8th Dec 1957 |
NWABBA Contest (Championship Section)
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1 | The Three Musketeers | Wright Hurst | |
| 26th Oct 1957 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
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Four Preludes | 18 | Wright Hurst | |
| 14th Jun 1957 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 30th Mar 1957 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Land of the Ever Young | 8 | Wright Hurst |
| 17th Mar 1957 |
Manchester District Contest (Second Section)
|
Land of the Ever Young | 2 | Wright Hurst | |
| 27th Oct 1956 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Sirius [Wright] | Wright Hurst | ||
| 25th May 1956 |
Whit Friday Heywood
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2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 24th Mar 1956 |
North West Area (Second Section)
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1 | Snowdon Fantasy | 11 | Wright Hurst |
| 27th Nov 1955 |
Yorkshire v. Lancashire Contest (Class A)
|
The Three Musketeers | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 3rd Jun 1955 |
Whit Friday Middleton
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3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 7th May 1955 |
Rhyl Contest (Second Section)
|
Thames Valley Suite | Wright Hurst | ||
| 1st May 1955 |
Blackpool Contest (A Section)
|
1 | Thames Valley Suite | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 16th Apr 1955 |
North West Area (Second Section)
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4 | Thames Valley Suite | Wright Hurst | |
| 28th Nov 1954 |
Yorkshire v. Lancashire Contest (Class A)
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Lorenzo | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 16th Oct 1954 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
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3 | Call of the Sea | Wright Hurst | |
| 11th Jun 1954 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 11th Jun 1954 |
Whit Friday Heywood
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 22nd May 1954 |
Senior Cup
|
Call of the Sea | 16 | Wright Hurst | |
| 13th Feb 1954 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Call of the Sea | 5 | Wright Hurst |
| 26th Sep 1953 |
Altrincham Borough Band Brass Band Contest
|
Recollections of England | 6 | Wright Hurst | |
| 29th May 1953 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 29th May 1953 |
Whit Friday Heywood
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 21st Mar 1953 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
King Lear | 8 | Wright Hurst | |
| 20th Sep 1952 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
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Springtime | 7 | Wright Hurst | |
| 23rd Aug 1952 |
Long Eaton Contest
|
1 | Poetic Fancies | Wright Hurst | |
| 19th Jul 1952 |
Farnworth Contest
|
Songs of England [Bath] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 6th Jun 1952 |
Whit Friday Farnworth
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1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 6th Jun 1952 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
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1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 6th Jun 1952 |
Whit Friday Heywood
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2 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 22nd Mar 1952 |
North West Area (Second Section)
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1 | Springtime | Wright Hurst | |
| 18th May 1951 |
Whit Friday Heywood
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1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 18th May 1951 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
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3 | 10 | Wright Hurst | |
| 2nd Dec 1950 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 9th Sep 1950 |
Loughborough Contest
|
2 | Indian Summer | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 2nd Jun 1950 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
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1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 2nd Jun 1950 |
Whit Friday Heywood
|
1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 22nd Apr 1950 |
North West Area (Fourth Section)
|
May Day | 21 | Les Harper | |
| 4th Feb 1950 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
Indian Summer | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 29th Oct 1949 |
NWABBA Contest (Third Section)
|
1 | Echoes of the Opera | Wright Hurst | |
| 10th Jun 1949 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 26th Feb 1949 |
North West Area (Third Section)
|
W | Petite Suite de Ballet | ||
| 13th Nov 1948 |
Warrington Contest (Third Section)
|
4 | Knights of Old | Wright Hurst | |
| 4th Jun 1948 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
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1 | March: Pendragon | 2 | Wright Hurst |
| 8th May 1948 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class D)
|
Knights of Old | Alwyn Lloyd | ||
| 30th May 1947 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
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2 | 4 | Wright Hurst | |
| 10th May 1947 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class D Section 1)
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Wayside Scenes | Wright Hurst | ||
| 23rd Aug 1942 |
Belle Vue Marching Contest (Class A)
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3 | March: Invincible [Cope] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 4th May 1940 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
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Carmen | Wright Hurst | ||
| 2nd Sep 1939 |
Matlock Contest
|
Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 26th Aug 1939 |
Tideswell Contest
|
1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 29th Jul 1939 |
Ancoats Contest
|
3 | Recollections of Weber | Wright Hurst | |
| 2nd Jun 1939 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 6th May 1939 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
|
Labour and Love | 17 | Wright Hurst | |
| 25th Mar 1939 |
Sale (Lido) Contest
|
Recollections of Weber | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 29th Oct 1938 |
Stalybridge Contest
|
Recollections of Balfe | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 17th Sep 1938 |
Rochdale Contest
|
1 | Recollections of Balfe | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 13th Aug 1938 |
Bolton Royal Infirmary Contest
|
4 | Recollections of Balfe | 1 | Wright Hurst |
| 10th Jun 1938 |
Whit Friday Radcliffe
|
1 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 23rd Oct 1937 |
Stalybridge Contest
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The Call of Youth | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 11th Sep 1937 |
Freckleton Contest
|
4 | The Call of Youth | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 14th Aug 1937 |
Bolton Royal Infirmary Contest
|
3 | Recollections of Wales | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 19th Jun 1937 |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy Contest
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 5th Jun 1937 |
Salford Hospital Carnival Contest
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 12th Sep 1936 |
Freckleton Contest
|
Autumn Echoes | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 13th Jun 1936 |
Walkden Contest
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 9th May 1936 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class B Group 1)
|
Echoes of the Opera | 19 | Wright Hurst | |
| 8th Feb 1936 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
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1 | Minstrel Memories | Wright Hurst | |
| 18th Aug 1934 |
Bolton Royal Infirmary Contest
|
3 | Wright Hurst | ||
| 12th Aug 1933 |
Bolton Royal Infirmary Contest
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 13th Feb 1932 |
Manchester and District Association (Class B)
|
Beautiful Britain | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 5th Dec 1931 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
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3 | Il Bravo [arr. Godfrey] | J. C. Wright | |
| 2nd May 1931 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
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Rigoletto [unknown arranger] | 12 | J. C. Wright | |
| Dec 1930 |
Farnworth Contest
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 4th May 1929 |
Belle Vue May Contest
|
Les Huguenots [unknown arranger] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 30th Mar 1929 |
Westhoughton Contest
|
A Souvenir of the Opera | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 9th Jul 1927 |
Belle Vue July Contest
|
Carmen | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 28th May 1927 |
Darwen Contest
|
5 | A Garland of Classics | J. C. Wright | |
| 7th May 1927 |
Belle Vue May Contest
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1 | Operatic Beauties | J. C. Wright | |
| 27th Jun 1925 |
Douglas (Isle of Man) Contest
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2 | Echoes of the Opera | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 23rd May 1925 |
Darwen Contest
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| May 1925 |
Belle Vue May Contest
|
3 | Il Matrimontio Segreto [arr. Godfrey] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 20th Jul 1912 |
Leyland Contest
|
Bouquet of Ballads | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Mar 1910 |
Westhoughton Contest
|
4 | Esmeralda | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 21st Aug 1909 |
Atherton Contest
|
Andromeda | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 17th Sep 1904 |
Leigh Contest
|
Perdita Quadrilles | 4 | S. Tonge | |
| 31st Mar 1902 |
Wigan Contest
|
3 | Songs of other Days | William Halliwell | |
| 29th Mar 1902 |
Bootle Contest
|
Songs of other Days | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 1st Jun 1901 |
Altrincham Contest
|
5 | Belisario [arr. Round] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 6th May 1899 |
Blackpool Contest
|
Sunny Spain | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 31st Jul 1897 |
Whitworth Vale Contest
|
Smiles and Tears | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 8th Feb 1896 |
Ashton-under-Lyne Contest
|
Torquato Tasso [unknown arranger] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 16th Nov 1895 |
Leigh Contest
|
3 | Eureka | Edwin Swift | |
| 28th Sep 1895 |
Southport Contest
|
Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Gladney] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 7th Sep 1895 |
Swinton Contest
|
3 | Buttercups & Daisies | J. C. Wright | |
| 13th Apr 1895 |
Standish Contest
|
6 | Aurora [Round] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 11th Aug 1894 |
Hindley Contest
|
Pomona | 15 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 4th Aug 1894 |
Southport Contest
|
5 | William Tell [unknown arranger] | J. C. Wright | |
| 24th Mar 1894 |
Standish Contest
|
Pomona | 6 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 12th Aug 1893 |
Ashton Contest
|
Theodora | 2 | J. C. Wright | |
| 6th Sep 1890 |
Chorley Contest
|
Pandora Quadrilles | 1 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 24th Aug 1889 |
Leyland Contest
|
5 | Cynthia | Fred Durham | |
| 25th Aug 1888 |
Eagley Contest
|
Fair and Faithful | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 11th Aug 1888 |
Leyland Contest
|
Fair and Faithful | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 20th Aug 1887 |
Westleigh Contest
|
W | By Babylon's Wave | ||
| 3rd Jul 1886 |
Rochdale Contest (1800s)
|
4 | 5 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 29th May 1886 |
Westleigh Contest
|
2 | 'Worthy is the Lamb' and "Amen" from The Messiah | 6 | Edwin Swift |
| 7th Sep 1885 |
Belle Vue Brass Band Contest
|
Nabucodonosor [arr. Godfrey] | 20 | Edwin Swift | |
| 15th Aug 1885 |
Platt Bridge Contest
|
2  |
Roach | 5 | Edwin Swift |
| 6th Jul 1885 |
Kettering Contest
|
W | Lyric Garland | ||
| 4th Jul 1885 |
Rochdale Contest
|
All We Like Sheep | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 30th May 1885 |
Southport Contest
|
3 | Edwin Swift | ||
| 25th May 1885 |
Merthyr Contest
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3 | Lucia di Lammermoor - Fantasia [arr. Round] | 6 | Edwin Swift |
| 9th May 1885 |
St. Joseph's Contest
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1 |
Roach | 2 | Edwin Swift |
| 4th Apr 1885 |
Blackrod Contest
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2 | 6 | J. C. Wright | |
| 20th Sep 1884 |
Royal National Eisteddfod
|
W | Rienzi [arr. Round] | ||
| 16th Aug 1884 |
Clayton
|
Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 26th Jul 1884 |
Southport Contest
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5 | J. C. Wright | ||
| 7th Jun 1884 |
Southport Contest
|
Joan of Arc [Round] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 24th May 1884 |
Lamberhead Green Contest
|
4 | 7 | J. C. Wright | |
| 24th May 1884 |
Lamberhead Green Contest
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5 | 8 | B. Wallwork | |
| 26th Apr 1884 |
Kearsley Contest
|
Hours of Beauty | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Apr 1884 |
Kearsley Contest
|
Hours of Beauty | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 15th Sep 1883 |
Bolton Contest
|
The Heavens are Telling [unknown arranger] | 4 | W. Wright | |
| 3rd Sep 1883 |
Belle Vue Brass Band Contest
|
W | Il Giuramento [arr. Godfrey] | ||
| 2nd Jun 1883 |
Westleigh Contest
|
Hallelujah Chorus [unknown arranger] | 4 | R. Wallwork | |
| 21st Apr 1883 |
Kearsley Contest
|
Hallelujah Chorus [unknown arranger] | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 21st Apr 1883 |
Kearsley Contest
|
Hallelujah Chorus [unknown arranger] | Unknown, do you know? |
Whit Friday
Whit Friday results are not included in the statistics and charts above.
| Date | Contest | Position | Conductor | March |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th May 1988 | Broadoak (Whit Friday) | Alan Marsh | March: Senator |
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