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A man in a wheelchair using a specially adapted telephone

Nipper on the phone
Two men and a woman in wheelchairs putting copies of the Cheshire Smile into envelopes to be sent off

Dispatching the Smile
A man dressed in a smart jacket and tie sitting in a wheelchair with a blanket on his lap

Peter Wade at Le Court
A woman in a wheelchair being pushed up a ramp whilst others in wheelchairs watch from behind

Molly Conibear
Close up of a woman in wheelchair doing needlework

Needlework at Heatherley
Close up of a man with glasses on sat in a wheelchair looking at the camera

Resident of Heatherley
Two women in wheelchairs laughing. One doing needlework, one with a food bowl on a table across her chair

Chatting at Heatherley
A close up of a woman wearing a light coloured knitted waistcoat and a white supportive neck collar

Peggy at Le Court
A man using a telephone installed at a lower level to be accessible for wheelchair users

Snowy using the telephone
Three men in wheelchairs and three staff members walking a dog in the grounds

Three residents outside at Le Court
Four older people sat in armchairs. Two holding cups of tea, one holding a cat and one doing needlework

Tea time at St Cecilia's
Leonard Cheshire with a shovel turning soil outside new bungalows with staff and residents looking on

New bungalows at Mote House
Leonard Cheshire holding his Order of Merit standing with Elizabeth Cheshire next to a bicycle with a basket

Leonard's Order of Merit
Man knocking at a door on a long corridor.

Le Court single rooms wing
Photo showing rooms within the chapel and the entrance hall of Le Court

Inside the Chapel at Le Court
A woman in chef's whites and hat carving a turkey in the kitchen

Christmas turkey at Le Court
A woman and a man standing opposite a group of people in marching uniforms in front of a marquee

Esther Rantzen and John Regan
A lady standing with a walking stick in the foreground with residents in wheelchairs sat at dining tables behind

Dinner hall at Le Court
Colour photo of the Heatherley building, taken through trees, with pink and purple flowers in the foreground

Heatherley flowers
Two women, one in a wheelchair, talking in a lounge in front of a window

Chatting in the lounge
Man dressed in a Father Christmas outfit carrying two sacks of presents

Father Christmas at St Cecilia's
A group photo of residents and staff with visitors from Japan

Japanese visitors to Le Court 1980
Sue Ryder, Leonard Cheshire and two Nurses pose together with the newborn Jeromy Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder
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
Young male carol singers standing on a staircase, with others standing below

Christmas Carols
Leonard and Christopher Cheshire as young boys sat in a patch of flowers

Picking daisies
Group of people standing next to a bus

Visiting Farnborough
A woman in a wheelchair in her bedroom smiling at a budgie in a cage

Pam and her budgies
2 men and a woman in wheelchairs holding drinks in front of the bar, with a man serving them

Socialising at Le Court
Posed group of several people in wheelchairs and priests in black outfits standing behind, outside at Le Court

Priests visit Le Court residents