biography_square button_minus button_plus close_artbutton exhibitionarrow_left exhibitionarrow_right follow_button home_sq-artefacetsViewArtefacts home_sq-exhibitionViewExhibitions home_sq-sqaureSupportUs home_sq-uploadUploadArtefact artist dj keyword_3 industry keyword_member magglass newburger onthisday_button profileicon randomiser_button reload_button soundcloud twitter uploadbutton zoom_in
In the last 30 days the archive has grown by 85 new artefacts, 16 new members, 10 new people and places.
Donate

Details

Added 11th May 2021 by rncmarchives

Featured in the following Online Exhibitions:
RNCM Archives
A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music

Artefact

Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Griff thanks Ida for the letter and her photo, "a very good and a delightful pose" from her holiday in Cornwall he guesses. He's popped it in his wallet window, "I am so pleased with it that the wallet generally shows slight sign of wear and tear already."
He warns her about being out and about at early hours, "dawn is as good as night time for raids in the ordinary way." He comments that "there seems to be a weird atmosphere about this war so far, and I am half afraid of a quick victory over the Poles, to our loss."
With the blackout "I cursed Hitler and his whole gang for bringing indignation upon me. I didn't bathe in the dark - just struggled like mad in the bedroom without my lamps."

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.
Share:

Latest Discussion

If you'd like to leave a comment, please Login