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1949 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 7, 1949

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
The Royal Water Music, Handel Harty

Adjudicator(s):
David Aspinall, A. W. Parker

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Moderna Works (Mytholmroyd)T. Casson8185
2GoodshawE. Kershaw16183
3I.C.I. (Alkali) NorthwichF. Mortimer4180
4Whaley BridgeF. Wood6179
5British LegionL. Lamb1178
-BoarshurstR. Buckley14-
-Denton OriginalM. Hinchliffe2-
-Easington CollieryW. Gelson11-
-Hammond's Sauce WorksH. Hawley5-
-Harworth CollieryG. Thorpe12-
-Hugh Stevenson & SonsF. Wilkes7-
-KillamarshJ. Harrison15-
-L.M.R.W. Smith3-
-Royston New Monckton CollieryW. Foster9-
-Tweedales & Smalley LtdC. Jones10-
-Wigan BoroughJ. Naylor13-

Prize:

1st: £25
2nd: £15
3rd: £10
4th: £ 6
5th: £ 4 



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