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Leonard Cheshire talking to a man in a wheelchair holding a lampshade, with two other men in the background

Leonard with residents at Le Court
A group of people in seats and wheelchairs gathered for an event inside Le Court

Le Court gathering
A man reading a newspaper in front of a TV with a woman in a wheelchair in the background

Neville and Wyn
Above view of a man in a wheelchair using special glasses and a mirror to undertake craft work

Adapted craft work at Le Court
A lady in a wheelchair doing embroidery, with shelves of embroidered dolls, coat hangers and socks next to her

Selling embroidery
Leonard Cheshire talking with Cardinals in ceremonial clothing, with 2 men in wheelchairs in the middle

Leonard awarded membership of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory The Great
8 men in RAF uniforms sat on the grass at a barracks. Leonard Cheshire in the centre

35 Squadron
A woman standing putting a lady's hair in rollers, with another lady in a wheelchair sat under a hairdryer

Hairdresser at Le Court
Photo showing the entrance hall at the new Le Court, with a sideboard covered in vases with plants

Entrance hall new Le Court
A man in a light grey jacket next to a crib and stable made from from matchsticks

Matchstick Christmas scene
Several residents around an arts and crafts table, some creating matchstick buildings

Art table at Chipstead
Four women standing on the steps of St Cecilia's home, two in nursing uniforms

Staff on the doorstep at St Cecilia's
Leonard Cheshire and HM the Queen Mother talking to a man painting a picture at a table

The Queen Mother meets artists at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire aged about four standing inside a garden gate with a woman pushing a pram

Out for a walk
Two ladies, one in a nurse's uniform, talking with others in the background

Staff at St Cecilia's
Full shot of St Cecilia's house with ivy on walls, bay windows and small balcony

Old House at St Cecilia's
Three men standing by a minibus outside the old Le Court building

Le Court minibus
Leonard Cheshire and a woman talking to a man in a wheelchair in the Le Court grounds

Leonard talking at Le Court
A woman sitting in a wheelchair in her bedroom with her hair in a net underneath a portable hair dryer

Shampoo and set
A group of men and women in smart clothes sat at a dressed dinner table

Special occasion dinner at Le Court
Men and women in decorating clothes having a tea break

Tea break at Staunton Harold
A woman in a bedroom looking excitedly at a budgie in a cage next to her

Budgie at Le Court
Aerial view of the Chipstead Lake building showing empty driveway and triangular buildings

Aerial view of Chipstead Lake
Several people in wheelchairs at a table inside a marquee, with Leonard Cheshire standing talking to two men

Celebrating International Day 1981
Disabled people and Le Court staff in a posed group on the lawn in front of the new building

Le Court Group Photograph
Close up of an older Leonard Cheshire dressed in a smart suit

Leonard Cheshire in conversation
Five men in adapted motorcycles outside the old Le Court building

Going for a ride
Two men in wheelchairs in the garden in the sunshine

Neville and Brian enjoying the sunshine
Photo of the snow covered grounds at Le Court

Snowy Le Court grounds
Older lady in a wheelchair with a black handbag on her lap, receiving an award from another lady

Literature prize