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Belle Vue Brass Band Contest

Mon 03 Sep 1877



Format: Test Piece Contest
Test Piece: Jessonda 1877
Adjudicators: Charles W. Carey , Charles (jr) Godfrey , H. Sibold
Venue: Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Position Band Conductor
1 Meltham Mills John Gladney
2 Black Dyke Mills Joseph Fawcett
3 Holmes Mill (Marsden) Edwin Swift
4 Denton Original Unknown
5 Kingston Mills John Gladney
Accrington Unknown
Besses o th Barn Robert Jackson
Boarshurst Alexander Owen
Bradshaw James Hargreaves
Cheetham Hill Unknown
Cornholme John Lord
Haslingden James Chew
Honley Unknown
Irwell Springs Richard Marsden
Linthwaite Unknown
Oldham Rifles Edwin Swift
Pontefract Borough William Belcher
Rochdale Borough James Briggs
Stocksbridge Unknown
Sutton-in-Ashfield Old Harmonic Joseph Dennis

Prizes: 1st: £30 2nd: £20 3rd: £15 4th: £12 5th: £10
Article in Brass Band News December 1904 states the following :-
Best cornet - Alexander Owen (Meltham Mills)
Best soprano - Wright Stead (Meltham Mills).
Best trombone - Richard Stead (Meltham Mills).
Best euphonium - Edwin Stead (Meltham Mills)





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