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Male resident, Ian, showing his handmade model barge to Head of Home Peter Wetherly

Boat building
An older woman in a bedroom smiling at needlework accessories in her lap

Phyllis at Le Court
A close up of a man weaving a seat for a stool

Weaving a chair
Group of people in fancy dress, some in wheelchairs, in a posed photo

In costume 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
Leonard and Sue standing on a bridge over a pond, with a house in the background

Leonard and Sue at Cavendish
A young Esther Rantzen standing outside with others looking at the camera

Esther Rantzen at Le Court
A wedding photo outside a church, the bride and best man in wheelchairs and the groom with crutches

Derek and Maggie's wedding
Group shot of several people in wheelchairs and staff members with young people in uniform. Cars and vehicles in the background

Group visit to RAF Odiham
A baby being handed to a woman in a deckchair, sat in a garden

Leonard with his mother
Two women in wheelchairs inside a marquee being offered sandwiches by another woman

Iris and Nina at the International Day
Photo inside a card. Leonard Cheshire talking to a priest in the grounds at Le Court

Father Devine 50th anniversary
Female resident using a sewing machine, watched on by two schoolgirl volunteers

Embroidery at Chipstead
Colour photo showing the lawns and buildings at Le Court

Le Court sunshine
Man knocking at a door on a long corridor.

Le Court single rooms wing
Man in a special chair being helped to use a computer by another man standing beside him

Learning to use a computer
A teenage Leonard Cheshire smiling and driving an open top car

Leonard at Stowe School
A man and a woman in wheelchairs sat next to a sign for Prince Charles and Diana's wedding

Congratulating Charles and Diana
A group of people in seats and wheelchairs gathered for an event inside Le Court

Gathering at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire talking to a woman in a wheelchair in front of an ornate fireplace

Talking by the fire
A group of people in seats and wheelchairs gathered for an event inside Le Court

Le Court gathering
Leonard Cheshire standing near a car talking with another man in a leather jacket on a windy day

Leonard Cheshire and David Lean
A smiling woman sat in bed receives a boxed parcel from Leonard Cheshire

Olive Selkirk - Australian Nurse
Posed shot of five people sat on a wall outside a house, with a late teenaged Leonard Cheshire sat on the ground in front

Cheshire Family Photo
A man in a wheelchair with his back to the camera sat at a desk with various film and recording equipment around the room

Brian's bedroom at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire standing between two men in wheelchairs holding a presentation book

Leonard with Frank and Bob
Group of people outside, including Leonard Cheshire, listening to a man speaking into a microphone

Earl Ferrers opens Staunton Harold Hall
A posed group of young college students holding tennis racquets, some sitting on a sofa

Tennis at Oxford
3 men at desks in a bedroom working on typewriters, with a lady helping one of them

Residents at work
A posed shot of Leonard and Sue in the office at their Cavendish home

Leonard and Sue at home