Group Captain Leonard Cheshire Interview Part 3
Soundtrack of an interview with Leonard Cheshire, talking about the renovation of Staunton Harold Hall to become a Cheshire Home in 1954, and using that as a springboard into starting work in India. He talks about how the local community rallied to his cause in Leicestershire and India. He discusses the first Cheshire Home in Mumbai, and the fundraising pantomime that was put on for the local community. Digitised as part of the Resonate project thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Foyle Foundation.
Download a transcript of this recording (.docx Word format).
- Place:
- Cavendish
- Service:
- Staunton Harold
- Year(s):
- 1970
- Media Type:
- Audio
- Format:
- Sound
- Tags:
- volunteers Leonard Cheshire resonate
- Length (Time):
- 10:13
- Copyright:
- LC
- CC License:
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- Asset URL:
- https://youtu.be/grOL7esd4GQ
- Archive Number:
- AV-S:015 Part 3
