Photograph
Geoffrey Griffiths
1960

It's Griff! This cheery chappy is Geoffrey Griffiths. Originally a Manchester travel agent, he fell in love with Ida Carroll and they maintained a beautifully written correspondence throughout WW2. After the war, he became the bursar of the Northern School of Music, to be closer to Ida.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/11
Date unknown
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust

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