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1937 British Open Championships

Date:
Monday, September 6, 1937

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Academic Festival Overture, Brahms, arr D. Wright

Adjudicator(s):
Herbert Bennett, Charles Ward, James Brier

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Besses o' th' BarnW. Wood15194
2SlaithwaiteN. Thorpe13190
3Black Dyke MillsW. Halliwell4187
4Bickershaw CollieryJ. A. Greenwood14186
5BaxendalesH. Mortimer11184
6LutonH. Mortimer19182
-Barrow ShipyardH. Sutcliffe8-
-Bentley CollieryW. Wormald10-
-Bolsover CollieryS. Jennings12-
-Brighouse & RastrickW. Halliwell6-
-Dove HolesJ. A. Greenwood3-
-Edge HillJ. A. Greenwood7-
-Grimethorpe CollieryW. Halliwell17-
-HanwellJ. C. Dyson18-
-MarsdenJ. A. Greenwood5-
-Metropolitan WorksH. Heyes2-
-Nelson OldC. Smith9-
-Rothwell TemperanceP. Holgate16-
-Wingates TemperanceW. Halliwell1-

Prizes:

1st: £100
2nd: £40
3rd: £35
4th: £25
5th: £20
6th: £10 



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