Letter
Walter Carroll, Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Geoffrey Griffith is carrying around no less than 8 of Ida Carroll's letters, as a comfort to him (although they present sharp edges in his jacket!). He doubts he'll be able to see her before he is sent away in the new year - possibly for war service/training - "it would be nice if you turned up at a camp, near or far, with that early morning cup of tea but I doubt if it's allowed." (I mean, probably, Griff).

Now, very interestingly he says he is working on Tuesday 24th, Christmas eve, at the travel agents. This is likely to be the Tuesday 24th which was one of the end of the Manchester Blitz - a sort of carpet bombing of the city. Hopefully the travel agents - in Ashton? - is unharmed. The Northern School of Music ended up with all its windows blown out. Anyway, he insists that she should visit him in Ashton since "he has nearly bought a tea pot."
He finishes, alluding to the controlling character of her famous father Walter Carroll, that "I hope you are reading this tonight and not when the postman (or your Father) permits it."

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.