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Close up of a man in a wheelchair smiling at the camera

Smiling at the camera
A distant view of a stage with many people as Leonard and Sue receive their award

Humanitarian Award 1974
People standing outside a fete marquee looking up into the sky at a parachute jump coming in to land

Parachutes at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire and the Queen Mother walking through a doorway towards the camera

Queen Mother at Le Court
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
Man in a wheelchair sat a table with a computer, smiling back at the camera

Using the computer
Leonard Cheshire and another man talking with 3 cast members from a theatre production

Midsummer Nights Dream 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
Close of Leonard Cheshire smiling at the camera

Leonard Cheshire portrait
A man and woman inside a marquee looking at items on a craft stall

Jimmy Edwards at a Le Court fete craft stall
Five residents in wheelchairs with their escorts, holding glasses of wine at an awards event

Winning group
Two men in red parachute jumpsuits and blue hats high above the ground after a parachute jump

Colin flying high
Older lady in a wheelchair with a black handbag on her lap, receiving an award from another lady

Literature prize
Several residents sat around a table doing various craft making activities

Crafts at Mote House
Colour photograph showing the gardens at Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Gardens at Chipstead
Photo of several people out for a horse ride in the countryside with others leading horses and standing nearby

Horse-riding Heatherley
A man in a smart suit throwing balls at skittles with a crowd of smartly dressed people watching from behind

Eamonn Andrews at the Le Court fete
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 man in fancy dress in a wheelchair and a woman wearing a mask and holding a witch's hat

Fancy Dress at Le Court
A young man in a wheelchair operating a large printing press machine

Printing the early Cheshire Smiles
A young Leonard Cheshire using a watering can in the garden, watched by a lady

Watering the plants
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
A close up of an older woman wearing glasses making a basket

Making baskets
A young Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder in smart clothes standing outside a marquee smiling

Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder at Le Court
A posed group of young college students holding tennis racquets, some sitting on a sofa

Tennis at Oxford
Photo showing the Mote House building, with cars on the drive and lawns in the foreground

Mote House front view
Group photo of several men and women in wheelchairs with a sign celebrating Prince Charles and Diana's wedding

Le Court residents celebrate the royal wedding
Head and shoulders photo of two men talking with a bedroom in the background

Men talking at Le Court
Colour photo showing the new Le Court building and gardens

Sunny Le Court
A group of people in an editorial office working on documents and letters

The Cheshire Smile Editorial Team