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Oral Histories - Gary, Alder House
Colour photograph of the exterior view of Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Exterior of Chipstead Lake
Gathered crowd outside looking up at an unseen speaker on a stage

Crowd at Staunton Harold

Cheshire Smile Spring 1978
A woman in a bedroom looking excitedly at a budgie in a cage next to her

Budgie at Le Court

Speech by Group Captain Cheshire at St Ignatius School
A man in a wheelchair exiting a minibus using a rear ramp and another man in a wheelchair in the back of a wheelchair accessible 3-wheel car

Transport at Le Court

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1971
A man standing beside a white minibus in front of a brick building, near a sign saying fete funds will be used to buy the bus

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

Intricate watch work

Oral Histories - Pia, Chipstead Lake
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 people standing and in wheelchairs outside the Le Court building

Japanese visitors to Le Court
A man in a smart suit and a woman in a polka dot dress playing roll a penny at a fete

Richard Attenborough at the Le Court fete

Cheshire Smile March 1985
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

Oral Histories - Ev, Hydon Hill
Close of Leonard Cheshire smiling at the camera

Leonard Cheshire portrait

Cheshire Smile Winter 1967
Man in a wheelchair sat a table with a computer, smiling back at the camera

Using the computer

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1983

Cheshire Smile Spring 1960

Group Captain Cheshire Battle of Britain speech 1979

Cheshire Smile International December 1997
A man demonstrating being lifted up from a bed in an electric hoist

Jimmy demonstrating a hoist

Cheshire Smile Summer 1973

A Home for Life
Countess Mountbatten of Burma and two staff members talking to a female resident in a wheelchair

Countess Mountbatten at Mote House
People standing outside a fete marquee looking up into the sky at a parachute jump coming in to land

Parachutes at Le Court
Above view of a man in a wheelchair using special glasses and a mirror to undertake craft work

Adapted craft work at Le Court