Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1941

Griff tells Ida that he's been for a walk during a lull in the storm "the 'raiders passed' went soon afterwards" and was delighted with the calm weather. "I had assured the family it was far too rough for any Tricks from Abroad!"
We learn that Ashton used to have six railway stations and that one had a service that dropped him very close to home in Fallowfield.
He's practiced cello and then singing at work but now keeps getting interrupted by the war. "I simply wasn't conscious of a raid being on! (There is a wailing sound; I am going to be interrupted; I am interrupted! All my train of thought is ruined.)"
He's played cards with his family and remarks "that was the last of the two 'all clears' so I might have a moment of peace."

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.