| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Diadem of Gold 1953 |
| Adjudicators: | G. A. Chappell |
| Venue: | Hirst Welfare Hall, Ashington, Northumberland, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dawdon Lodge
|
Stan MacDonald |
| 2 |
Harton and Westoe Colliery
|
John Carr |
| 3 |
Easington Colliery
|
Cecil Peacock |
| 4 |
Ashington Colliery
|
J. J. Stobbs |
| 5 |
Horden Colliery
|
W. F. Buckley |
5 bands competed.