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British Open
1948
British Open
Date:
4 Sep 1948
Venue:
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester
Adjudicator(s):
Dr Denis Wright, Dr Harold Hind, Herbert Bennett, George Turner
Test piece:
Music for Brass (Dr Denis Wright)
Pos
Band
Conductor
Draw
Points
Ransome & Marles Works
David Aspinall
25
Horden Colliery
William Lowes
24
Prescot Cables Works
John Capper
23
Transport & General Workers Union
John A Greenwood
22
4
Creswell Colliery Welfare (Rexco)
Harold Moss
21
183
Pemberton Old
James N Fairhurst
20
1
CWS (Manchester)
Eric Ball
19
192
Edge Hill (British Railways)
Norman Jones
18
Sankey's Castle Works
Cyril I Yorath
17
Leyland Motors
Jack A Hughes
16
Irwell Springs
Noel Thorpe
15
2
Fairey Aviation Works
Harry Mortimer
14
189
6
Rushden Temperance
William A Scholes
13
176
Stretford Old
James Rogerson
12
Chapel-en-le-Frith
George Thompson
11
Yorkshire Copper Works
Alfred H Whitehead
10
Barrow Shipyard
Herbert Sutcliffe
9
Wingates Temperance
Jack Eckersley
8
Clayton Aniline Works
Edward Buttress
7
3
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Eric Ball
6
186
Horwich Old Prize
Arthur Hazelhurst
5
Grimethorpe Colliery Institute
Harry Mileman
4
Bolsover Colliery
Stan Jennings
3
Black Dyke Mills
Harry Mortimer
2
5
Munn & Felton's Works
Stanley Boddington
1
180
W
Crookhall Colliery
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Hammonds Sauce Works
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Watford Silver
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