| Format: | Own Choice Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Adjudicators: | Joseph Owen Shepherd |
| Venue: | Thornton Hall, Thornton Hough, Wirral |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Music | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Skelmersdale Old
|
William Rimmer |
The Bohemian Girl [unknown arranger]
|
104 |
| 2 |
Oakland Street Wesleyan (Widnes)
|
William Rimmer | 100 | |
| 3 |
Gossage's Soap Works
|
John James Brady | 99 | |
| 4 |
Gleam of Sunshine
|
Mr. Leddow | 94 | |
| 5 |
Warrington Catholic United
|
T. Meredith | 87 | |
| 6 |
Birkenhead Borough
|
Unknown | 72 | |
| 7 |
Birkenhead Mission
|
Unknown | 62 |
Garden Fete at Thornton Hall, home of the Lever family, owners of Port Sunlight, for their employees etc.
Prizes totalled £30
The adjudicator described Birkenhead Mission's performance as "the worst piece he had ever heard at a contest of the sort"!
7 bands competed.