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HM The Queen Mother holding a small doll and talking with another woman at a table inside

The Queen Mother visits Le Court
A group photo of residents and staff with visitors from Japan

Japanese visitors to Le Court 1980
Two residents in wheelchairs holding a black and white striped scarf in the craft room

Tug of war

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1959
A man dressed as Father Christmas sat in front of a decorated fireplace

Father Christmas arrives at Le Court
A woman in a wheelchair at a desk using a pen to hit the keys on a typewriter

Frances using a typewriter

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1966

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1983
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs outside drinking from teacups

Leonard's Father and Stepmother
Leonard Cheshire making a speech at a table with others watching on

Leonard Cheshire accepting the Carnegie Gift
A man at a desk painting a countryside landscape

Artist at Staunton

Cheshire Smile Spring 1961
A close up of a woman wearing a light coloured knitted waistcoat and a white supportive neck collar

Peggy at Le Court
A man wearing a hat and dark jacket being pushed along a path at Le Court

David Martin at Le Court
A man at a table with several Japanese visitors drinking tea

Japanese visitors at Le Court
Posed group of soldiers in uniform in gardens with a man and a woman in wheelchairs

Soldiers visit Le Court

Cheshire Smile Winter 1970
A man standing beside a white minibus in front of a brick building, near a sign saying fete funds will be used to buy the bus

Minibus Fundraising
A man standing on a platform in a smart suit giving a speech in front of an old house with flags decorating the windows

Eamonn Andrews opens the fete
A woman in a blue sparkly jumper with a blanket on her lap talking with a man in a black suit sat on a desk

Talking with Iris
Leonard Cheshire in a posed shot with cast members from a theatre production

Midsummer Nights Dream cast at Le Court
A close up of a lady in a wheelchair holding an embroidery hoop

Embroidery

Cheshire Smile October 1990
A young man leaning on a bench next to an older man in a wheelchair with a blanket on his lap

Pop Campbell at Le Court

Come to Our Home
A young Leonard Cheshire sat a desk with typewriter and letters

Leonard at his desk
Colour photo of the front of the building, with the sign for the home and trees in background

Front view of Three Forests

Cheshire Smile January 1993
Wheelchair sportsmen in a marquee,with residents and staff behind, all singing.

Wheelchair Sports Association in marquee
An older woman in a bedroom smiling at needlework accessories in her lap

Phyllis at Le Court