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A man dressed in a smart jacket and tie sitting in a wheelchair with a blanket on his lap

Peter Wade at Le Court
Photo inside a card. Leonard Cheshire talking to a priest in the grounds at Le Court

Father Devine 50th anniversary

Cheshire Smile March-May 1958
A smiling man sitting in an armchair outside

Neville sitting outside
A woman in a wheelchair being pushed up a ramp whilst others in wheelchairs watch from behind

Molly Conibear

Cheshire Smile January 1993
A group of people, some in wheelchairs in a new workshop, some holding painted pictures

Le Court workshop opens

Oral Histories - Steve, St Cecilia's
Photo showing a grand staircase, paintings and pillars inside the entrance at Le Court

Grand entrance
Man standing making speech at a table, Leonard Cheshire and others at a table watching on

Carnegie Gift to Le Court
Three women in wheelchairs sat inside, one with cigarettes on her lap tray

Three ladies at Le Court
A woman in a light, button-up cardigan standing outside a building

Lady outside
A man using a telephone installed at a lower level to be accessible for wheelchair users

Snowy using the telephone

Cheshire Smile Winter 1965
An older woman in glasses standing by some steps outside a doorway

Dorothy - the Le Court physiotherapist
Six residents in wheelchairs relaxing outside a brick building with trees in the background

Relaxing at home

Oral Histories - Mahri, Alder House

Cheshire Smile Winter 1983

Maybe Today (Audio Described)
Man in a wheelchair doing craft work at a table

Crafts at Le Court
Posed shot of Leonard Cheshire holding a newborn Jeromy, with Sue Ryder standing over them

Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder
A man and a woman holding gifts standing behind two women in wheelchairs, with Leonard Cheshire standing beside them

John Regan retires from Le Court

Eastwood Rotary Speech by Leonard Cheshire 1955

Everyman - One Man's Remembrance
Close up of HM the Queen Mother smiling with Leonard Cheshire next to a printing press

The Queen Mother inside Le Court
Two women, one in a wheelchair, talking in a lounge in front of a window

Chatting in the lounge

Cheshire Smile April 1991
A man sat in a wheelchair whilst another man adjusts the wheel mechanism. Another man altering a wheelchair seat

Wheelchair adjustments
5 men relaxing, sitting on the ground at an RAF base, some with bicycles

Relaxing at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Cheshire Smile Spring 1975