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1958

British Open

Date:	6 Sep 1958
Venue:	King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester
Adjudicator(s):	Dr Denis Wright, Harry Heyes, Tom J Powell
Test piece:	A Sunset Rhapsody (Eric Ball)

Pos	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Carlton Main Frickley Colliery	Jack Atherton	5	193
2	Besses o' th' Barn	William Wood	3	188
3	Black Dyke Mills	Major George H Willcocks	2	187
4	Fodens Motor Works	Rex Mortimer	1	185
5	Morris Motors	Stanley Boddington	4	183
6	Creswell Colliery Welfare (Rexco)	George Thompson	6	181

17 bands played earlier in the day (see qualifying round here) and 6 bands were chosen by the adjudicators to play again

A fresh draw for order of play was held and the bands performed the set test piece again to decide the 1958 British Open winners