Entries in the Royal Manchester College of Music student register. I love that it's in everyone's own handwriting. Recognise any family names? Contact the RNCM Archives to see if we have any more information!

Ref: RMCM/E/2/1

Entries in the Royal Manchester College of Music student register. I love that it's in everyone's own handwriting. Recognise any family names? Contact the RNCM Archives to see if we have any more information!

Ref: RMCM/E/2/1

Entries in the Royal Manchester College of Music student register. I love that it's in everyone's own handwriting. Recognise any family names? Contact the RNCM Archives to see if we have any more information!

Ref: RMCM/E/2/1

Entries in the Royal Manchester College of Music student register. I love that it's in everyone's own handwriting. Recognise any family names? Contact the RNCM Archives to see if we have any more information!

Ref: RMCM/E/2/1

Arthur Butterworth, Mancunian composer who studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music, here gives us a new Hallowe'en tune to hum whilst walking through the mist during eerie dawn on the way to the hanging tree.

ABW/1/90

Victor Bendix, a pianist, conductor and composer here torn in half to leave us with this spooky floating face.

Reference: AB/175

Lock of Alice Pitfield's baby hair and a lock of her mother's.

Reference: TP/12
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

Death mask of composer Alan Rawsthorne.
OMG YOU GUYS THIS LIVES IN THE BASEMENT WHERE I WORK

Reference: AR/6/5

Lock of hair from the musical Carroll family with ivory bone hair slide?

Reference: CARROLL/WC/12
Collection owned by the Ida Carroll Trust

These rather unnerving faces are from around the 1870s and belong to the musical Carroll family of Manchester.

Reference: CARROLL/WC/12
Collection owned by the Ida Carroll Trust

The famous Gothic lesbian tale "Carmilla" by Sheridan LaFanu was set to stage by John Ogdon, pianist and composer, in the 1980s. Here we have the scribbled script of a couple of his acts.

Reference: JO/034/4
Copyright of Brenda Lucas Ogdon

Broom, Beast and Boggart is an absolutely gorgeous document by the polymath Thomas Pitfield. It is a staged piece for Hallowe'en with music and script featuring cats, bats and witches.

Reference: TP/2/1/2
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

The Lonesome Monster by Thomas Pitfield is a lovely little story written for children to sing.

Reference: TP/2/12/17
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

The Devil in White is a critical jab at the wealth of organised religions by Thomas Pitfield. Bound beautifully with the gorgeous original lino-cut designs, this book is one of the most stunning items in the RNCM Archives collection.

Reference: TP/2/1/6
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

This short story/poem is by Thomas Pitfield and tells the story of a Changeling (a terrifying creature of legend part of evil elves used to steal human babies and replace them with their own).

Reference: TP/3/5/4
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

A beautiful display book of Thomas Pitfield's artworks and poetry including kings, witches, cats, scarecrows, horsemen and more.

Reference: TP/3/5/9
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

Thomas Pitfield's Lonesome Monster carved out from twisted polished wood. It's even got a little tongue and some little eyes.

Reference: TP/5/2/2/10
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

Cat and snake masks handmade by Thomas Pitfield for his "Adam and the Creatures" stage production. Anyone else feeling rather sorry for the squished snake?

Reference: TP/5/2/3
Collection owned by the Pitfield Trust

RNCM from Booth Street East with retro buses, cars, crossing lights and all!

RNCM from Booth Street West - anyone remember using this as the old entrance?

RNCM from Booth Street East. Anyone remember that façade?

RNCM along Oxford Road. Anyone remember the trees out front and the bridge to the Precinct?

Someone's having a party on the RNCM Concourse. I don't think Chopin has an approving face on... That may be because he had to stare at that carpet all day, every day. For years. And years.

RNCM on Booth Street West with some artfully arranged foliage.