Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1942

Geoffrey Griffiths admits to being tired, even though he fell asleep in Fog Lane park that afternoon before meeting his sweetheart Ida Carroll. Trying to reason away her tiredness as well he guesses it is the "delayed spring and the extra hour, perhaps." It can't be helped by the "frequent raids a few nights ago." Air raids perhaps?
He arranges to visit her around his war work but it looks like he'll be kept busy with late night vigils, even admitting to "rolling off the seating" eventually at 4AM one shift.
She's planning to see John Gielgud (famous actor and kindred prolific letter writer) but insists that she take a friend as "policemen of all kinds are looked upon with disfavour - by me!" Anyone know what he means by that? Gielgud's war service was to entertain people, not in the forces?
Shout out the cameo mention of Paul the Pipe!

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.