Here's a list of some of the brass bands that used to perform in Lowestoft.
Lowestoft Blue Ribbon Army Brass Band
Founded in early 1882
Lowestoft Borough Brass Band
Active in 1899. Conductor W.P. Cooper in 1900-1904
Lowestoft Brass Band (1)
Formed in 1851. Still active in 1858
Lowestoft Brass Band (2)
See: Lowestoft Borough Brass Band
Lowestoft British Legion Band
Active in the 1930's
Pier Band
From at least the 1870's to 1915
Lowestoft Railway Silver Band
Active in 1910. Founder and bandmaster was John Bultitude.
Lowestoft Rifle Volunteers Brass Band
Active in 1872. Conductor W. G. Moseley in 1904. Band of the 17th Suffolk Rife Volunteers.
Lowestoft Town Brass Band
Active from the 1950's. In 1979 it changed name to Gunton Hall Silver Band. Folded in the late 1980's or early 1990's.
Source- Brass Bands of the British Isles 1800-2018 - a historical directory By Gavin Holman
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