Dorothy Ardern talks about her lessons with Marjorie Proudlove, piano teacher at the Northern School of Music, 1940s-1950s.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Dorothy Ardern talks about the performances she took part in with the Northern School of Music, and supporting Louis Kentner when he gave a master class at the Northern School of Music.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Dorothy Ardern talks about how the teaching approach of Dorothy Pilling helped her in her later teaching career.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Dororthy Ardern remembers having lessons with Frederick Thurston at the Northern School of Music, 1940s-1950s.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Dorothy Ardern describes the atmosphere of the Northern School of Music from her student days in the 1940s & 1950s.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Bryan Fox explains why the Mancunian Way flyover in the city centre of Manchester has a curve in it.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Bryan Fox describes the attitude and atmosphere of the Royal Northern College of Music's first year.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Bryan Fox talks about helping to create the Royal Northern College of Music from John Manduell's living room. Manduell was the first principal of the college.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Bryan Fox talks about Ida Carroll's character. Ida Carroll was a student, then secretary and then principal of the Northern School of Music before becoming Dean of Management at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Bryan Fox talks about ordering the pianos for the new Royal Northern College of Music. The RNCM was created in 1972 from the amalgamation of the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Northern School of Music.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Howard Bamforth remembers when the fire alarm went off during a performance of Billy Budd.

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Howard Bamforth describes how his friends Joan and Gerald Harrop became huge opera fans.

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Howard Bamforth remembers Joan Rodgers performing as a student in the Royal Northern College of Music's production of The Magic Flute.

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Arthur Butterworth, composer, trumpeter and student of the Royal Manchester College of Music, remembers what being a student was like at the RNCM.

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Arthur Butterworth, composer, trumpeter and student of the Royal Manchester College of Music, remembers what going for orchestra auditions was like in the 1940s.

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Arthur Butterworth, composer, trumpeter and student of the Royal Manchester College of Music, remembers the Hallé Orchestra children's concerts in the 1930s.

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Official magazine of the Northern School of Music, covering the academic year 1965-66.

Official Magazine of the Northern School of Music, covering the academic year 1967-68.

Official Magazine of the Northern School of Music, covering the academic year 1968-69.

Official Magazine of the Northern School of Music, covering the academic year 1969-70.

Official Magazine of the Northern School of Music, covering the academic year 1970-71.

Envelope sent to Ida Carroll's address in Didsbury, Manchester. It contained many photographs, which made up part of the collection digitised by the RNCM.
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From Ida Carroll's personal collection.

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With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The same bus that Geoffrey Griffiths takes is both horrible and sweet - depending on whether it's taking him towards Ida Carroll or away from her.
Before her, he never knew what kisses "could do to a man".
"I love you, you lovely and fascinating and exciting girl."

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With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
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Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

After leaving Ida Carroll that night, Geoffrey Griffiths was "rushing home early all to no purpose; unless it be to provide more time to write to you, for here I am waiting for the sirens to sound."
He's practiced his chess playing with his father and would play Bridge with Ida, "when I can't just be alone with you, and just being alone with you is quite the nicest thing in the world."
He would like to take her to "Pride and Prejudice at the Old Didsbury for I heard you say you wanted to see it and I believe it's awfully good."

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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.