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1994 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 10, 1994

Venue:
Free Trade Hall, Manchester

Test piece:
Salamander (John McCabe)

Adjudicator(s):
Bram Gay, James Scott, Ken Smith

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1BNFL LeylandR. Evans15197
2Black DykeJ. Watson16196
3Grimethorpe CollieryG. Cutt14195
4MarpleD. Broadbent11193
5Yorkshire ImperialA. Exley1192
6Britannia Building Society FodensH. Snell4190
7Williams FaireyP. Parkes20189
8StocksbridgeG. O'Conner8188
9Desford CollieryJ. Clarke17187
10CWS GlasgowD. King21187
11Brighouse and RastrickA. Withington22186
12Sun LifeR. Newsome10185
13William Davis ConstructionK. Wilkinson13184
14Sellers EngineeringP. McCann9183
15Rigid Containers GUSJ. Berryman12182
16TredegarN. Childs18181
17WingatesJ. Hudson5180
18RhodianG. O'Conner2179
19DodworthC. Houlding3178
20Besses o' th' BarnP. Andrews7177
21Point of AyrB. Sagstad19176
22CoryM. Antrobus6175

Prizes:

1st: '2,500 plus the British Open Challenge Trophy and the Belle Vue Challenge Cup.
2nd: '2,000 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: '1,500 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: '1,000 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: '500
6th: '400

The Iles Medal was awarded to Major Peter Parkes.

The winning conductor, Richard Evans was awarded the Mortimer Maestro Trophy.

The Best Soloist, Richard Gosney, Euphonium, Sellers Engineering, won the Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy plus '100.

Point of Ayr and Rhodian were relegated. 



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