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Five men in adapted motorcycles outside the old Le Court building

Going for a ride
Close up shot of a crib and stable Christmas scene made from matchsticks, with model animals and people

Matchstick Crib
A woman in a wheelchair wearing an apron, weaving a basket on her lap

Brenda at Le Court
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
Leonard Cheshire sat up in a hospital bed using tape recording equipment

Recording at Midhurst
A wedding photo outside a church, the bride and best man in wheelchairs and the groom with crutches

Derek and Maggie's wedding
Four men in wheelchairs in a workshop with various equipment smiling at the camera

Fun in the workshop

Words Without Hands (Audio Described)
Several residents around an arts and crafts table, one resident with a wooden stool, and a staff member helping

Art activities at Chipstead
Kevin Whately, actor, crouched down talking to a man in a wheelchair in a courtyard area

Meeting Kevin Whately
An older man moving from a tilted armchair into a wheelchair

Neville's chair
A woman and a man standing opposite a group of people in marching uniforms in front of a marquee

Esther Rantzen and John Regan
Colour photograph of a 3 storey detached house with bay windows

First family home
A posed group of men and women, including Leonard and Sue on the TV set of This is Your Life

This is Your Life 1960

Cheshire Smile Summer 1982
A man in a smart suit preparing to throw darts outside whilst others watch on

Eamonn Andrews at Le Court
A man poking his head out of a minibus, smiling cheekily at two women dressed in swimsuits

Neville Thomas and the Windmill Girls

Cheshire Smile Spring 1973
Man in a wheelchair lighting his pipe, caught in a shaft of sunlight through a glass door

Smoking in the lounge

Cheshire Smile Autumn 1974

Cheshire Smile International Winter 1994

Cheshire Smile Spring 1984
Photo showing the inside of a chapel, with an alter table and cross on the wall

Chapel at Le Court

Cheshire Smile Christmas 1984
Group of people, some in wheelchairs, posed for a wedding photo

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

Leonard Cheshire and David Lean
Photo showing the old Le Court house with gardens in front

Old Le Court

Cheshire Smile August 1989
A group of people around a table in a library sorting through piles of Christmas cards

Christmas cards at Le Court
A young Esther Rantzen standing outside with others looking at the camera

Esther Rantzen at Le Court