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Gainsborough Britannia Works Band

Also/previously known as: Band of Britannia Works, Britannia Iron Works, Britannia Ironworks (Gainsborough), Gainsborough Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough Britannia Ironworks Band, Gainsborough Iron Works, Spillers Gainsborough, Spillers (Gainsborough) Band

This band no longer exists.
Region:Midlands
Years active:1878 - 1980

Contest Results



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Date Contest Position Test Piece Draw Conductor
22nd Apr 1978 Midlands Area (Second Section) The Three Musketeers Geoff Tomlinson
22nd May 1977 Grand Shield Land of the Mountain and the Flood John Golland
30th Apr 1977 Midlands Area (Championship Section) Pageantry 3 John Golland
30th Jan 1977 Rochdale Contest (Section A) 4 12 John Golland
7th Nov 1976 Pontins (Championship Section) Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] 1 John Golland
19th Apr 1976 Pontins Hemsby (Championship Section) 2 Holiday Overture for Brass 4 Glyn Lewis
1st Feb 1976 Rochdale Contest (Section A) Glyn Lewis
30th Nov 1975 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section) Le Roi d'Ys 9 Glyn Lewis
10th May 1975 Grand Shield Tournament for Brass 22 Glyn Lewis
19th Apr 1975 Midlands Area (Championship Section) Journey into Freedom 1 Glyn Lewis
30th Mar 1975 Pontins (Championship Section) 16 Glyn Lewis
17th Nov 1974 Saddleworth Contest (Section A) 1 Diadem of Gold 3 Glyn Lewis
5th Oct 1974 National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) 1   Entertainments Glyn Lewis
15th Jun 1974 CISWO Nottinghamshire (Second Section) 3 Main Street Glyn Lewis
27th Apr 1974 Midlands Area (Second Section) 2 Song and Dances 6 Geoff Tomlinson
28th Oct 1973 Walsall Brass Band Festival (Section B) 1 Geoff Tomlinson
28th Oct 1973 Walsall Brass Band Festival (Open) 2 7 Geoff Tomlinson
5th May 1973 Grand Shield The Force of Destiny (La Forza del Destino) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] 14 Geoff Tomlinson
28th Apr 1973 Midlands Area (Second Section) The White Company 6 Geoff Tomlinson
24th Feb 1973 Nottingham Championship (Second Section) Four Corners of the World Geoff Tomlinson
26th Nov 1972 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section) From the New World [arr. Rimmer] Geoff Tomlinson
14th Oct 1972 National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) 5 A Waltz Overture Geoff Tomlinson
9th Sep 1972 Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Grade Three) 1 Geoff Tomlinson
14th May 1972 Trans Pennine (Greenfield) Band Contest (Section B) 1 Geoff Tomlinson
13th May 1972 Midlands Area (Third Section) 1 Three Brass Band Studies Geoff Tomlinson
18th Mar 1972 North East Midlands Contest (First Section) 1 Geoff Tomlinson
26th Feb 1972 Nottingham Championship (Second Section) Lorenzo 6 Geoff Tomlinson
28th Nov 1971 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section) 2 Unknown, do you know?
11th Sep 1971 Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Grade Three) 2 10 Geoff Tomlinson
20th Jun 1971 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) 1 The Frogs of Aristophanes Geoff Tomlinson
20th Jun 1971 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship) 1 Scheherazade Geoff Tomlinson
8th May 1971 Senior Cup 5 From the New World [arr. Rimmer] 14 Geoff Tomlinson
27th Feb 1971 City of Nottingham - Third Section 2 Peter Schmoll 2 Geoff Tomlinson
15th Nov 1970 Saddleworth Contest (Section B) 2 Geoff Tomlinson
15th Nov 1970 Saddleworth Contest (Section A) W
25th Oct 1970 Doncaster Entertainment Contest (Semi Final) 3 Unknown, do you know?
10th Oct 1970 National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final) A Czech Fantasy Geoff Tomlinson
12th Sep 1970 Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Grade Three) 1 9 R. J. Webster
14th Jun 1970 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship) 1 Snowdon Fantasy Geoff Tomlinson
14th Jun 1970 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) Lorenzo 7 Geoff Tomlinson
23rd May 1970 Midlands Area (Third Section) 2 Welsh Fantasia Land of Song 6 Geoff Tomlinson
22nd Mar 1970 Wills Championships Grand Finals (3rd Section) The Pacemakers 10 Geoff Tomlinson
21st Feb 1970 Nottingham Championship (Third Section) 1 Geoff Tomlinson
11th Jan 1970 Wills Regional Championships - Wolverhampton (3rd Section) Sea Dogs 9 Geoff Tomlinson
13th Sep 1969 Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Grade Three) 3 A. Titmarsh
13th Sep 1969 Yorkshire v. Midlands Contest (Grade Three) 3 Coriolanus 9 A. Titmarsh
15th Jun 1969 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship) 1 A. Titmarsh
15th Jun 1969 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) 2 A. Titmarsh
3rd May 1969 Midlands Area (Third Section) 2 Chorale and Variations [Lucas] 6 A. Titmarsh
2nd Mar 1969 North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) A. Titmarsh
1st Feb 1969 Nottingham Championship (Third Section) Othello 8 A. Titmarsh
Nov 1968 Saddleworth Contest (Section B) 1 Unknown, do you know?
5th Oct 1968 Oxford Annual Contest (Section B) 1 John Peel Suite 3 A. Titmarsh
14th Sep 1968 Yorkshire v. Midlands Contest (Grade Three) 2 A. Titmarsh
4th May 1968 Midlands Area (Third Section) Fowey River Suite 17 A. Titmarsh
10th Feb 1968 Nottingham Championship (Third Section) 1 Little Suite for Brass Band No. 2 4 A. Titmarsh
2nd Dec 1967 North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) 3 Unknown, do you know?
7th Oct 1967 Brigg Contest (Section 3) 1 Indian Summer Unknown, do you know?
7th Oct 1967 Brigg Contest (Section 2) 3 Scheherazade Unknown, do you know?
18th Jun 1967 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) 3 Resurgam 5 A. Titmarsh
18th Jun 1967 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship) 3 Second Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals 5 A. Titmarsh
22nd Apr 1967 Midlands Area (Third Section) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 7 A. Titmarsh
26th Feb 1967 North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) 3 185 Unknown, do you know?
23rd Apr 1966 Midlands Area (Second Section) W Tchaikovsky [arr. W. Rimmer]
25th Apr 1964 Midlands Area (Second Section) The Great City Harvey Nuttall
29th Feb 1964 Nottingham Championship (Second Section) Snowdon Fantasy 6 Harvey Nuttall
23rd Jun 1963 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship) 1 Indian Summer Unknown, do you know?
23rd Jun 1963 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) 4 Rhapsody in Brass Unknown, do you know?
23rd Sep 1962 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) 2 Harvey Nuttall
23rd Sep 1962 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Lincolnshire Championship) 3 Contest Day Harvey Nuttall
26th May 1962 Harrington Open Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
28th Apr 1962 Midlands Area (Second Section) Peter Schmoll Harvey Nuttall
11th Feb 1962 North East Midlands Contest (First Section) 3 Harvey Nuttall
13th May 1961 Grand Shield Symphonic Suite for Brass 7 Harvey Nuttall
29th Apr 1961 Midlands Area (Second Section) Symphonic Suite for Brass Harvey Nuttall
28th Aug 1960 Cleethorpes Brass Band Festival (Open Section) 2 Harvey Nuttall
28th May 1960 Senior Cup 1 Sunset Rhapsody Harvey Nuttall
30th Apr 1960 Midlands Area (Second Section) Gallions Reach Harvey Nuttall
15th Nov 1959 North East Midlands Contest (First Section) 2 Harvey Nuttall
9th May 1959 Senior Trophy 1 Yorkshire Ridings Suite Harvey Nuttall
18th Apr 1959 Midlands Area (Second Section) Yorkshire Ridings Suite Harvey Nuttall
16th Nov 1958 North East Midlands Contest (First Section) 3 Tchaikovsky's Works [arr. Reynolds] Unknown, do you know?
17th May 1958 Senior Cup Venus and Adonis 1 Harvey Nuttall
15th Mar 1958 Midlands Area (Second Section) Venus and Adonis Harvey Nuttall
17th Nov 1957 North East Midlands Contest (First Section) 2 Unknown, do you know?
27th Oct 1956 National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) Sirius [Wright] Harvey Nuttall
26th May 1956 Senior Trophy 2 Snowdon Fantasy 5 Harvey Nuttall
2nd Apr 1956 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Second Section) 2 Harvey Nuttall
3rd Mar 1956 Midlands Area (Second Section) 3 Snowdon Fantasy Harvey Nuttall
18th Jun 1955 North East Midlands Contest (First Section) 3 Oberon [unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
11th Apr 1955 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section) 1 Thames Valley Suite 1 Harvey Nuttall
12th Mar 1955 Midlands Area (Third Section) Crown Cavalcade Unknown, do you know?
22nd May 1954 Senior Cup Call of the Sea 17 Harvey Nuttall
19th Apr 1954 Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section) 1 Call of the Sea Harvey Nuttall
13th Jun 1953 Blidworth Contest 1 Harvey Nuttall
6th Apr 1953 Leicester Brass Band Festival (Section 3) 1 The Golden Dawn Harvey Nuttall
14th Apr 1952 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section) 2 Unknown, do you know?
26th Mar 1951 Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section) Indian Summer Harvey Nuttall
17th Jun 1950 Barton-on-Humber Contest 2 Songs of Wales Unknown, do you know?
10th Apr 1950 Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section) 2 Songs of Wales Harvey Nuttall
14th Jun 1947 Hinckley Contest (Second Section) D Unknown, do you know?
20th Apr 1946 Midlands Area (Second Section) 4 Harvey Nuttall
2nd Apr 1945 Midlands Area (Second Section) La Traviata [unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
26th Aug 1939 Scunthorpe Contest Recollections of Weber Unknown, do you know?
19th Aug 1939 Newark Contest Recollections of Weber Unknown, do you know?
17th Jun 1939 Butlins Holiday Camp Contest (Second Section) 2 Fidelio [unknown arranger] Harvey Nuttall
6th May 1939 Belle Vue May Contest (Class A) Labour and Love 15 Harvey Nuttall
10th Sep 1938 Butlins Holiday Camp Contest (Fourth Section) 3 Wayside Scenes Harvey Nuttall
20th Aug 1938 Newark Contest 4 Recollections of Balfe Harvey Nuttall
11th Jun 1938 Leeds Contest (Section Two) Memories of Wagner Unknown, do you know?
21st May 1938 Belle Vue May Contest (Class B) Memories of Wagner 13 Harvey Nuttall
26th Jun 1937 Butlins Holiday Camp Contest (Second Section) Unknown, do you know?
8th May 1937 Belle Vue May Contest (Class A) A Northern Rhapsody Harvey Nuttall
6th Mar 1937 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section) 3 Stabat Mater Unknown, do you know?
5th Dec 1936 Sheffield (City Hall) Contest 3 Echoes of the Opera Harvey Nuttall
26th Sep 1936 Crystal Palace (Junior Cup - B) A Northern Rhapsody 6 Harvey Nuttall
27th Jun 1936 Leeds Contest (Section Two) Harvey Nuttall
9th May 1936 Belle Vue May Contest (Class B Group 2) Echoes of the Opera 13 Harvey Nuttall
7th Mar 1936 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section) 3 Il Trovatore [arr. Hawkins] 4 Harvey Nuttall
17th Aug 1935 Wentworth Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
4th May 1935 Belle Vue May Contest (Class A) Victory [Jenkins] Unknown, do you know?
1935 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Third Section) 1 Unknown, do you know?
15th Sep 1934 Butlins March Contest (Class D) 1 March: Ever Ready Unknown, do you know?
15th Sep 1934 Butlins March Contest (Class C) March: The Open Road Unknown, do you know?
8th Sep 1934 Louth Contest 3 Echoes of Spring 4 Harvey Nuttall
5th May 1934 Belle Vue May Contest (Class C) 3 Semiramide [unknown arranger] Harvey Nuttall
3rd Mar 1934 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section) Echoes of Spring Unknown, do you know?
26th Sep 1931 Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - A) Lyric Suite Sam Schofield
22nd Aug 1931 Misterton Contest Gems of Old England Unknown, do you know?
7th Mar 1931 City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section) The Golden Age Sam Schofield
3rd Jul 1926 Brigg Contest Melodious Gems Unknown, do you know?
6th Sep 1924 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 1 Faust [Berlioz, unknown arranger] Sam Schofield
1st Sep 1923 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 1 Sailor Songs [W. Rimmer] T. Schofield
2nd Sep 1922 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 3 Recollections of Ireland T. Schofield
26th Aug 1922 Brigg Contest Recollections of Ireland Unknown, do you know?
29th Jul 1922 Barnetby Contest 1 Recollections of Ireland Unknown, do you know?
25th Jun 1921 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 4 Unknown, do you know?
5th Jun 1920 Barton-on-Humber Contest Recollections of England Unknown, do you know?
22nd May 1920 Brigg Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
22nd Jun 1912 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest Rigoletto [unknown arranger] Sam Schofield
25th May 1912 Lincoln Contest Apollo 9 Sam Schofield
27th Jun 1908 Lincoln Contest Rossini's Works / Rossini Fantasia / Reminiscences of Rossini [arr. Owen] Unknown, do you know?
8th Jun 1907 Lincoln Contest Daughter of the Regiment [unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
23rd Jun 1906 Lincoln Contest 4 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] Sam Schofield
4th Jun 1906 Boston Contest 4 Sam Schofield
30th Sep 1905 Crystal Palace (Grand Shield) La Cenerentola Sam Schofield
26th Aug 1905 Cleethorpes Contest Unknown, do you know?
22nd Jul 1905 Sheffield Contest Le Pre-aux-Clercs [arr. Godfrey] Unknown, do you know?
24th Jun 1905 Lincoln Contest 2 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 5 Sam Schofield
12th Jun 1905 Boston Contest Unknown, do you know?
1st Oct 1904 Crystal Palace (Grand Shield) Poliuto [unknown arranger] Sam Schofield
20th Aug 1904 Boston Contest 3 Sam Schofield
9th Jul 1904 Gainsborough Contest 2 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] Sam Schofield
25th Jun 1904 Lincoln Contest 5 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] Sam Schofield
15th Aug 1903 Cleethorpes Contest Unknown, do you know?
14th Jun 1902 Lincoln Contest 1 Euryanthe [unknown arranger] 9 Unknown, do you know?
17th Aug 1901 Hull Contest Songs of Scotland 2 Edwin Swift
20th Jul 1901 Shirebrook Contest Songs of Scotland 1 William Harrison
22nd Jun 1901 Lincoln Contest 3 Songs of Scotland 2 Edwin Swift
8th Jun 1901 Barton-on-Humber Contest 3 Crispino [arr. Round] Edwin Swift
24th Jun 1899 Lincoln Contest 4 Donizetti [arr. Round] 2 Edwin Swift
14th Jun 1899 Thorne Contest 5 Edwin Swift
14th Aug 1897 Handsworth Woodhouse Contest Unknown, do you know?
2nd Aug 1897 Peterborough Contest Unknown, do you know?
3rd Jul 1897 Lincoln Contest W
12th Jun 1897 Wembley Park Contest 1 Maritana [unknown arranger] Sam Schofield
11th Jun 1897 Earl's Court Exhibition Contest Maritana [unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
29th Aug 1896 Cotmanhay Contest 2 Sam Schofield
3rd Aug 1896 Stamford Contest 2 Halevy [arr. Round] 2 Sam Schofield
9th Jul 1896 Boston Contest 1 John Gladney Jnr
20th Jun 1896 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 2 John Gladney Jnr
23rd May 1896 Kingston Mills Contest Lucrezia Borgia [unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
21st Sep 1895 Buxton Contest 2 Edwin Swift
7th Sep 1895 Shipley Contest 2 Edwin Swift
17th Aug 1895 Scunthorpe Contest (Section 1) 1 Edwin Swift
29th Jun 1895 Rawmarsh Contest Unknown, do you know?
27th Jun 1895 Boston Contest (Local Section) 1 Edwin Swift
27th Jun 1895 Boston Contest 4 William Tell [arr. Swift] Edwin Swift
22nd Jun 1895 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 1 Edwin Swift
18th Aug 1894 Woodhouse Contest 4 Sam Schofield
6th Aug 1894 Horncastle Contest 1 Sam Schofield
14th Jul 1894 Hull Contest Edwin Swift
7th Jul 1894 Belle Vue July Contest Don Sebastiano [arr. Godfrey] 8 Edwin Swift
21st Jun 1894 Boston Contest 4 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 2 Edwin Swift
16th Jun 1894 Lincoln Contest 1 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 4 Sam Schofield
4th Jun 1894 Holbeach Contest 2 Sam Schofield
4th Sep 1893 Belle Vue September Contest Elaine 8 Edwin Swift
19th Aug 1893 Woodhouse Contest 1 Sam Schofield
2nd Aug 1893 Blankney Contest 1 Sam Schofield
24th Jun 1893 Wharncliffe Silkstone Contest 4 Eldorado Edwin Swift
3rd Jun 1893 Stamford Contest 2 L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 5 Sam Schofield
22nd May 1893 Wisbech Contest 1 Marino Faliero [arr. Round] Sam Schofield
10th Sep 1892 Stamford Contest 3   4 Edwin Swift
27th Aug 1892 Hull Contest 2 Faust [Berlioz, unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
13th Aug 1892 Lincoln Contest 7 Faust [Gounod, unknown arranger] Unknown, do you know?
18th Jun 1892 Mexborough Contest Joan of Arc [Round] 8 Unknown, do you know?
6th Jun 1892 Holbeach Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
18th Apr 1892 Totley Contest Unknown, do you know?
15th Aug 1891 Woodhouse Contest 3 Weber [arr. Round] 4 Sam Schofield
22nd May 1891 Sibsey Contest 1 1 Unknown, do you know?
10th Aug 1889 Lincoln Contest 6 G. Jaeger
5th Aug 1889 Doncaster Contest 4 Excelsior [Round] Gustave Jaeger
3rd Aug 1889 Eastwood Contest Romeo et Juliette [Gounod arr. Godfrey] 6 Gustave Jaeger
25th Jul 1889 Selby Contest Meyerbeer [arr. Round] 7 Edwin Swift
13th Jul 1889 Belle Vue July Contest Il Bravo [arr. Godfrey] Unknown, do you know?
6th Jul 1889 Leeds Forge Contest W
2nd Jul 1889 Boston Contest W
24th Jun 1889 Hoyland Contest 4 Joan of Arc [Round] Unknown, do you know?
8th Jun 1889 Great Horton Contest Excelsior [Round] 3 Unknown, do you know?
4th May 1889 Wyke Contest 5 Excelsior [Round] 17 Unknown, do you know?
20th Apr 1889 Colne Contest W Excelsior [Round]
19th Apr 1889 Totley Contest L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 2 Unknown, do you know?
15th Sep 1888 Hucknall Torkard Contest 4 Maritana [arr. Round] 1 Unknown, do you know?
1st Sep 1888 Newark Contest 5 Beethoven's Works [arr. Swift] 2 F. Fox
11th Aug 1888 Lincoln Contest 5 Symphonic Mr. Wheelwright
27th Aug 1887 Bacup Contest W 'Worthy is the Lamb' from 'The Messiah' [unknown arranger]
13th Aug 1887 Lincoln Contest H. Witham
5th Jul 1887 Boston Contest 7 Hugh Whitham
2nd Jul 1887 Batley Contest 3 Tannhäuser [unknown arranger] 5 Unknown, do you know?
18th Jun 1887 Eastwood Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
19th May 1887 Alford Contest 1 T. Cocking
8th Apr 1887 Totley Contest Tannhäuser [unknown arranger] 4 Unknown, do you know?
28th Aug 1886 Ripponden Contest W La Sonnambula [arr. Round]
14th Aug 1886 Lincoln Contest 5 Hugh Whitham
3rd Jul 1886 Eastwood Contest 1 Meyerbeer's Works [unknown arranger] 2 H. Witham
29th Jun 1886 Boston Contest Unknown, do you know?
14th Sep 1885 Matlock Contest W
29th Aug 1885 Lincoln Contest 4 Stiffelio [unknown arranger] 7 H. Witham
15th Aug 1885 Rotherham Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
1st Aug 1885 Lincoln Temperance Fete and Gala Brass Band Contest 1 Unknown, do you know?
7th Jul 1885 Winterton Contest (First Section) 2 Unknown, do you know?
30th Jun 1885 Boston Contest Unknown, do you know?
23rd Aug 1884 Lincoln Contest 4 Stiffelio [unknown arranger] 3 Hugh Whitham
2nd Aug 1884 Grimsby 3 J. H. Crabtree
30th Jun 1883 Thurlstone Contest W
26th Aug 1882 Lincoln Contest William Tell [unknown arranger] 2 J. H. Crabtree
13th May 1882 Droylsden Contest The Creation [unknown arranger] 5 J. H. Crabtree

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