Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Griff is on holiday in the Cotswolds, writing to Ida back in Manchester.
He describes his walks and the countryside, "there were Cows in a narrow lane and I didn't care at all for the Eye of one of them! Definitely Nasty."
Rail services are almost reduced to nothing. Ida's pupils "are not in attendance; will they start soon, or have they been sent to safer districts?" during the war. Likewise Griff promises to "go into local training immediately on my return to Manchester!" for war service, perhaps.
He remarks on the other guests and fills her in on his dream, "I woke this very morning quite convinced I was talking to you. Didn't feel at all happy when I realised you were about 120 miles away."
He's off to "plunge into the blackout, taking great care of myself!" and urges her to do the same if out on her bicycle.

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.