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Photo of a wooden building with white windows in a parkland setting

Exterior view of Hydon Hill
Exterior photograph of the old Le Court building whilst in use

Le Court - The first Cheshire Home
A man in a wheelchair being pushed along by another man along a path in front of the house and gardens

Going for a walk around Heatherley
Several people in wheelchairs on a lawn under parasols with a building and trees in the background

Relaxing at St Cecilia's
A man in a smart suit preparing to throw darts outside whilst others watch on

Eamonn Andrews at Le Court
A woman in a wheelchair in a bedroom showing a TV and assistive technology, and personal items

Barbara's room at Le Court
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
A young man in a motorised wheelchair with Esther Rantzen and another man smiling at the camera

Esther Rantzen at 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
HM The Queen Mother holding a small doll and talking with another woman at a table inside

The Queen Mother visits Le Court
Leonard Cheshire, wearing his medals and his daughter Elizabeth Cheshire at a function talking to HM The Queen Mother

Leonard and The Queen Mother
Two female residents making cakes in the kitchen at Chipstead Lake with a member of staff

Cake making at Chipstead Lake
Two ladies in armchairs, one eating from a plate. One lady standing in front of a buffet table

Residents at St Cecilia's
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
Man in a wheelchair sat a table with a computer, smiling back at the camera

Using the computer
Sunny view of gardens and several brick buildings with some people in the distance

Hydon Hill in the sunshine
Man in a special chair being helped to use a computer by another man standing beside him

Learning to use a computer
HM The Queen Mother holding a painting of Leonard Cheshire created by a resident with staff in the background

The Queen Mother admires a painting of Leonard Cheshire
Group photo of staff and residents, some in wheelchairs, outside a wooden building

Hydon Hill group photo
Man dressed in a Father Christmas outfit carrying two sacks of presents

Father Christmas at St Cecilia's
Five men in adapted motorcycles outside the old Le Court building

Going for a ride
A woman in a nurse uniform standing next to a man in a wheelchair outside at Le Court

Mary O'Leary and Paddy Flynn
A man at a desk painting a countryside landscape

Artist at Staunton
Sue Ryder and Leonard Cheshire with a young Jeromy between them blowing out a candle on a cake

Jeromy's First Birthday
Older lady in a wheelchair with a black handbag on her lap, receiving an award from another lady

Literature prize
A man in a wheelchair in a hallway looking at pots of jam and fruit and vegetables gathered for a harvest festival.

Harvest Festival at Le Court
Close up of an older Leonard Cheshire dressed in a smart suit

Leonard Cheshire in conversation
Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder shaking hands and talking with a man in a wheelchair outside Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey
A young man in a dark jumper in a wheelchair sat outside with a blanket folded in his lap

In Le Court gardens
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