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Many people sitting and standing watching Leonard Cheshire lay a foundation stone for the new building

Laying the Le Court Foundation Stone
A man in a wheelchair holding an artist palette and painting a picture on an easel

Jimmy painting
2 men and a woman in wheelchairs holding drinks in front of the bar, with a man serving them

Socialising at Le Court
Two ladies standing next to a bus talking to a monk

Farnborough Abbey
Leonard Cheshire as a young teenager holding a gun and carrying a dead rabbit, with two dogs in the foreground

Country Hunt
An old caravan with the words 'Le Court Association' attached to it standing in amongst trees

Le Court Association caravan
Parachuting soldiers landing on the lawn, with crowds watching in the distance

Parachute Drop
A group of people in seats and wheelchairs gathered for an event inside Le Court

Gathering at Le Court
A man at a desk in front of a window typing on a typewriter

Writing at Staunton
Group of people in fancy dress, some in wheelchairs, in a posed photo

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

Norman using the telephone
Posed photo of Leonard and Sue sat in chairs in front of a fireplace with their two children sat on the floor smiling and laughing

Family photo by the fireplace
A group photo of residents and staff with visitors from Japan

Japanese visitors to Le Court 1980
Photo showing a grand staircase, paintings and pillars inside the entrance at Le Court

Grand entrance
Two men in wheelchairs filming a man painting using a paintbrush in his mouth

Albert Baker being filmed
A young man leaning on a bench next to an older man in a wheelchair with a blanket on his lap

Pop Campbell at Le Court
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Craft Centre manager
A smiling lady in a wheelchair holding two pot plants, sat next to a plant bench, with a lady helping her

Looking at pot plants
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
A close up of the burial headstone for Group Captain Leonard Cheshire

Headstone at Cavendish
Several people sitting in wheelchairs or on stools in a workshop setting doing various activities

Activities in the Le Court workshop
Above view of a man in a wheelchair using special glasses and a mirror to undertake craft work

Adapted craft work at Le Court
A smiling Leonard Cheshire on a bicycle at an RAF base, with cars and people in the distance

Leonard at RAF Linton-on-Ouse
Young man standing by a bench in front of a window at the old Le Court

Old Le Court
Several people in a workroom setting undertaking basket weaving and one man receiving a cup of tea

In the workshop at Le Court
Male resident in a wheelchair wearing headphones being fed by a female carer in his bedroom

Bedroom at Hydon Hill
Three women in wheelchairs sat inside, one with cigarettes on her lap tray

Three ladies at Le Court
HM The Queen Mother being shown the printing press used to produce the Cheshire Smile with Leonard Cheshire nearby

The Queen Mother at Le Court
Colour photograph of the exterior view of Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Exterior view at Chipstead
Group of residents and staff talking with each other outside a wooden building

Having a chat