Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Geoffrey Griffiths laments the 20 "enormous" hours until he can see Ida Carroll again. Their late night walks in South Manchester are a favoured way of spending time together but the war has made spending long hours together difficult.
He's played cards with his parents "the home front", and has played scales on Boris - his stringed instrument, not sure yet what breed, possibly a cello?
He has enrolled in the Ashton Central Fire Watching Scheme and he begins "bomb spotting" soon - they have ladders, pumps, buckets and more but "no steel hats!"

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.