| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Call of the Sea 1953 |
| Adjudicators: | Alfred Ashpole |
| Venue: | Bowburn Miners Welfare Hall, County Durham |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boldon Colliery
|
Harvey Hurst | 185 |
| 2 |
Dawdon Lodge
|
Stan MacDonald | 184 |
| 3 |
Washington Colliery
|
George Rowell | 183 |
5 bands competed.