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British Open
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