Search Results for: 01/06/1953

Le Court Foundation Stone 1953

A recording of Leonard Cheshire's speech at the laying of the foundation stone in 1953 at the new Le Court building, funded by the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust. Subtitles are available....

Archive Oral Histories – Carmel Short

An oral history recording with Carmel Short, a former volunteer at Le Court between 1953-1975 and former Secretary for the Cheshire Foundation from 1968-1977. Subtitles are available. Carmel talks about...

Speeches by Leonard Cheshire added to Rewind

We have added three new speeches by Leonard Cheshire to the Rewind site. Two of these come from the early 1950s when Le Court received a gift from the Carnegie...

Testing doors

Group of people outside Le Court (measuring wheelchair through door frame)...

Laying the Le Court Foundation Stone

Leonard Cheshire laying the foundation stone at Le Court. Also present are Leonard's parents, Professor Geoffrey Cheshire and Primrose, along with his brother, Christopher....

Le Court Meetings

A group of people at Le Court holding a meeting...

Priests visit Le Court residents

Iris Chant, Tonette Edwards, Nipper Cole, Harry Grosch and others with priests outside old house at Le Court...

Foundation stone of Le Court

Lord Tedder laying foundation stone of new Le Court building, with Leonard Cheshire's parents in the background - Professor Geoffrey Cheshire and Primrose...