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Cheshire Smile Autumn 1961
Photo showing the old Le Court building on the left, and the newly built Le Court on the right

Old and new Le Court

Cheshire Smile Spring 1966

On Reflection: Pause for Thought
Indoor group photograph of a man in a wheelchair surrounded by five others

Chipstead group
Photo inside a card. Leonard Cheshire talking to a priest in the grounds at Le Court

Father Devine 50th anniversary
Woman in wheelchair weaving, with a young woman crouched next to her watching on

Weaving at Le Court
Man in a wheelchair reading a story to a young girl.

Sharing a story
A small boy pulling along a younger boy sat on a pull-along steam train in a garden

Leonard and his young brother
Parachuting soldiers landing on the lawn, with crowds watching in the distance

Parachute Drop

The Nature of Courage
Close up of an older man standing and a younger man sitting, smiling and laughing

Volunteers at Le Court
A dining room with several people around tables, and one woman being helped to drink a cup of tea by a nurse

Afternoon tea at Le Court
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
Female resident in a wheelchair being pushed along a woodland path by a man and a woman

Woodland walk

Cheshire Smile Summer 1969
An older woman in a bedroom smiling at needlework accessories in her lap

Phyllis at Le Court

A Man and a House
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 Captain Cheshire Speech at Gulfport, USA
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
Group of people, some in wheelchairs, posed for a wedding photo

Le Court wedding
A man and a woman sitting outside weaving a basket together

In the gardens at Le Court

Cheshire Smile Winter 1971
Photo of a bedroom for guests, showing a bed, table lamps, bedside table and armchair

Guest room at Le Court
Side-on close-up photograph of a man sitting outside with a cushion behind his back

Nipper Cole in the sunshine
A man kneeling in front of a fireplace pouring something into a glass for a man dressed as Father Christmas who is lying on the floor

Neville and Father Christmas
A group of people, some in wheelchairs in a new workshop, some holding painted pictures

Le Court workshop opens
Woman standing, handing a pile of dishes to a man in a wheelchair in front of a kitchen sink

Cleaning the dishes
Leonard and Sue standing in front of a small car along a country lane with bags and documents in their hands

Leonard and Sue in Poland