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British Open

Date: 1 Sep 1956
Venue: King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester
Adjudicator(s): Dr Denis Wright, Frank Wright, Tom J Powell
Test piece: Tam O'Shanter's Ride (Dr Denis Wright)

Pos Band Conductor Draw Points
1 Fairey Aviation Works Harry Mortimer 13 192 Flag
2 CWS (Manchester) Alex Mortimer 8 191 Flag
3 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Jack Atherton 12 187 Flag
4 Ferodo Works George Hespe 9 184 Flag
5 Besses o' th' Barn William Wood 5 180 Flag
6 Creswell Colliery Welfare (Rexco) George Thompson 7 177 Flag
Crossley's Carpet Works William Wood 15 Flag
Edge Hill (British Railways) William H Yates 11 Flag
John White Footwear George Thompson 1 Flag
Leyland Motors Harold Moss 3 Flag
Ransome & Marles Works Eric Ball 2 Flag
Rushden Temperance William A Scholes 16 Flag
Sankey's Castle Works Captain Thomas E Francis 14 Flag
Scottish CWS Elgar Clayton 4 Flag
Wingates Temperance Hugh Parry 10 Flag
Yorkshire Copper Works Bernard Burns 6 Flag