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A close up of a man using specialist tools to mend a watch

Intricate watch work
Close up of a woman in wheelchair doing needlework

Needlework at Heatherley
A posed group of men and women, including Leonard and Sue on the TV set of This is Your Life

This is Your Life 1960
Young lady in a wheelchair wearing a pink and white polka dot blouse receiving a trophy from a lady crouched next to her

Award at Heatherley
Posed photo of eight female residents in wheelchairs and four members of staff outside a brick building

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

The Queen Mother visits Le Court
A man in a wheelchair receiving an award certificate for a painting

Artist award at Chipstead
A woman sitting in a wheelchair in her bedroom with her hair in a net underneath a portable hair dryer

Terasa getting her hair done
Male resident in a wheelchair working on a lathe, with a man watching in the background

Woodwork at Chipstead
Two women outside a tent, one in a wheelchair, one standing in a Girl Guides uniform

Girl Guiding at Le Court
A close-up of a woman with short dark curly hair and wearing a light-coloured jumper smiling at the camera

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

Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder
Leonard and Christopher Cheshire as boys riding on a pony with a woman watching on

Riding out
Leonard Cheshire and another man sat in a conservatory filming for a TV interview

Tony Wardle Interview at Mote House
Two women and a man in wheelchairs in a group shot with several young sailors and three volunteers

HMS Dolphin Flag Day
Exterior view of a newly built brick building with white windows and doors.

New East Wing at Le Court
A woman in a wheelchair pouring a drink behind a bar for another lady in a wheelchair

The bar at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire as a toddler on the beach with two women

Young Leonard at the beach
An old caravan with the words 'Le Court Association' attached to it standing in amongst trees

Le Court Association caravan
A man pretending to hold an upside down basket over his head with a woman laughing next to him

Jimmy Edwards at Le Court fete
Woman in a nurse's uniform talking to a man sat at a dining table with teacups on

Teatime at Heatherley
Man standing making speech at a table, Leonard Cheshire and others at a table watching on

Carnegie Gift to Le Court
Leonard and Sue standing on a bridge over a pond, with a house in the background

Leonard and Sue at Cavendish
Group of people standing on a lawn, one in a wheelchair. Some holding croquet mallets

Croquet at Le Court
Several people sitting in wheelchairs or on stools in a workshop setting doing various activities

Activities in the Le Court workshop
Three men standing by a minibus outside the old Le Court building

Le Court minibus
Two women and a man in wheelchairs in a large bedroom with a wardrobe in the background

Neville and Tonnette
Two men standing in front of a decorated Le Court house, both holding a coconut

Hughie Green and Frank Phillips
An older Leonard Cheshire in a smart suit holding his Order of Merit in a display case

Order of Merit
HM The Queen Mother being shown the printing press used to produce the Cheshire Smile with Leonard Cheshire nearby

The Queen Mother at Le Court