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

Le Court minibus
A teenage Leonard Cheshire carrying a briefcase down a street with people in the background

Leonard as a teenager
A group of people outside, some in wheelchairs, looking at plans and pictures of a new building

New building plans at Le Court
Four women standing on the steps of St Cecilia's home, two in nursing uniforms

Staff on the doorstep at St Cecilia's
A woman in a black and white spotty dress talking to a man in a dark jumper on the terrace outside a brick building

Tom and Rosemary at Le Court
Young male carol singers standing on a staircase, with others standing below

Christmas Carols
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
Two men in wheelchairs filming a man painting using a paintbrush in his mouth

Albert Baker being filmed
Two young men and a woman in wheelchairs sat in front of a building smiling at the camera

Nipper and Molly at Le Court
Man in a wheelchair holding a remote control sat next to a TV with a wall of video tape covers behind him

Heatherley Video Club
Woman helping a man in a wheelchair to use a specially adapted telephone

Making a call
A woman in a wheelchair being pushed up a ramp into a bus with other people watching on

Moving house
A woman in a wheelchair being pushed up a ramp whilst others in wheelchairs watch from behind

Molly Conibear
A group of people dressed in pantomime costumes

Old pantomime at Le Court
Posed family picture showing a man standing, a woman sitting and a young girl smiling

Derek and Maggie
A young man in a wheelchair using a power saw at a workbench with another man and several staff members watching on

Eric in the workroom
Photo of the back doorway, windows and gardens at St Cecilia's

Garden at St Cecilia's
A woman in a white patterned dress and dark hat giving a speech at a fete

Dame Sybil Thorndyke at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire and another man sat in a conservatory filming for a TV interview

Tony Wardle Interview at Mote House
Side-on close-up photograph of a man sitting outside with a cushion behind his back

Nipper Cole in the sunshine
Above view of a man in a wheelchair using special glasses and a mirror to undertake craft work

Adapted craft work at Le Court
Indoor group photograph of a man in a wheelchair surrounded by five others

Chipstead group
Leonard Cheshire in a chair talking to a man in a wheelchair in the gardens at Le Court

Leonard Cheshire and Lawrie Mawer
Photo showing the entrance hall at the new Le Court, with a sideboard covered in vases with plants

Entrance hall new Le Court
A posed group of 15 men in RAF uniforms in front of a large war plane

RAF 35 Squadron
Two people sat at a desk in a home-based recording studio, one wearing headphones and smiling

The Cheshire Voice studio
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 woman in a wheelchair smiling at a man pretending to be a doctor with a nurse standing next to them

Neville and Molly
Four residents in wheelchairs and three staff members at a crafts awards event

Mote House winning team
Six residents in wheelchairs relaxing outside a brick building with trees in the background

Relaxing at home