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Colour photograph of the exterior view of Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Exterior view at Chipstead
An older man in a wheelchair outside talking with a young woman sat next to him

Talking outside at Le Court
Photo of the ambulance or minibus used by residents at Hydon Hill, with a resident in the foreground

Hydon Hill ambulance
Group shot of several people in wheelchairs and staff members with young people in uniform. Cars and vehicles in the background

Group visit to RAF Odiham
Man in a wheelchair and a lady kneeling beside him, both holding a statue of Buddha

Buddha
An older woman in a bedroom smiling at needlework accessories in her lap

Phyllis at Le Court
A mobile library parked outside Staunton Harold with staff offering books to residents

Library services for Staunton residents
A man wearing a hat and dark jacket being pushed along a path at Le Court

David Martin at Le Court
Man standing making speech at a table, Leonard Cheshire and others at a table watching on

Carnegie Gift to Le Court
Two people sat at a desk in a home-based recording studio, one wearing headphones and smiling

The Cheshire Voice studio
Close up portrait shot of Leonard's father

Professor Cheshire
A male resident sat a table with a cigarette, with another man holding a lighter

After dinner smoke
3 men at desks in a bedroom working on typewriters, with a lady helping one of them

Residents at work
A man in a wheelchair leaning back to use an old printing machine

Ted printing in the workroom
Several people watching a young woman putting a ballot paper into a ballot box

Election time at Le Court
Group of men, some in wheelchairs holding gift boxes, with a woman holding a dog standing beside them

Gift from Australian Forces
Procession of wheelchair sportsmen, led by a bagpipe-player, walking down a path in front of the Le Court building

Wheelchair Sports Association procession
A man sat in a child-sized bus surrounded by other people and children in front of a marquee

Jimmy Edwards opening Le Court Fete
A young Leonard Cheshire standing on a lawn in front of several bushes

Leonard Cheshire in the Le Court grounds
A woman in a white patterned dress and dark hat giving a speech at a fete

Dame Sybil Thorndyke at Le Court
A man sat in a wheelchair whilst another man adjusts the wheel mechanism. Another man altering a wheelchair seat

Wheelchair adjustments
A woman in a wheelchair making a toy panda

Making pandas
Photo showing the old Le Court house with gardens in front

Le Court and gardens
Photo of a wooden building with white windows in a parkland setting

Exterior view of Hydon Hill
Male and female residents and staff looking at art supplies in the storeroom at Chipstead Lake

Activities at Chipstead Lake
Two female residents making cakes in the kitchen at Chipstead Lake with a member of staff

Cake making at Chipstead Lake
Two men leaning on a fence with the old Le Court house in the background

Talking by the fence
Three men in wheelchairs and three staff members walking a dog in the grounds

Three residents outside at Le Court
A vicar smiling at a man dressed as Father Christmas, with others watching on

Vicar visits at Christmas
A man in a wheelchair outside a marquee with a man and two women

Frank Spath with Dame Sybil Thorndyke