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Leonard Cheshire talking to a man in a wheelchair by a window inside a lounge

Leonard at Three Forests
A man in an adapted motorcycle and a man in a wheelchair sat outside with a shed in the background

Derek and Peter
A lady lying on a flat wheelchair holding a hose pipe watering a flower bed

Watering plants at St Cecilia's
Young man in a wheelchair with a computer keyboard on his lap, holding a book. Others using computers in the background

Computer room at Heatherley
A young man weaving a basket on the lap tray of his wheelchair

Making baskets at Le Court
A hand-typed letter detailing why a food parcel was sent to Le Court Nursing Home in November 1949

Olive Selkirk - Australian Food Parcel Letter
Colour photograph showing exterior view of Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Front view at Chipstead
Colour photo showing the new Le Court building and gardens

Sunny Le Court
Four men sat behind two tables with BBC filming equipment on them recording an episode of Any Questions

Any Questions filmed at Le Court
A man and a woman holding gifts standing behind two women in wheelchairs, with Leonard Cheshire standing beside them

John Regan retires from Le Court
A young man in a suit in a wheelchair sat outside with a building behind him

Johnny at Le Court
Three men in a garden with the old Le Court house in the background.

Garden entertainment
Full shot of St Cecilia's house with ivy on walls, bay windows and small balcony

Old House at St Cecilia's
A man reading a newspaper in front of a TV with a woman in a wheelchair in the background

Neville and Wyn
Photo showing the inside of a chapel, with an alter table and cross on the wall

Chapel at Le Court
A man in a wheelchair in a hallway looking at pots of jam and fruit and vegetables gathered for a harvest festival.

Harvest Festival at Le Court
A man sat in a child-sized bus surrounded by other people and children in front of a marquee

Jimmy Edwards opening Le Court Fete
A man standing outside in front of a window with his arm around a lady in a white dress

Neville at Le Court
Woman in a wheelchair using assistive technology with her feet to operate a computer

Foot-controlled computers
A man using a telephone installed at a lower level to be accessible for wheelchair users

Norman using the telephone
Several residents sat around a table doing various craft making activities

Crafts at Mote House
Colour photograph of the exterior view and driveway at Chipstead Lake

Exterior of Chipstead
Kevin Whately, actor, crouched down talking to a man in a wheelchair in a courtyard area

Meeting Kevin Whately
Five men in adapted motorcycles outside the old Le Court building

Going for a ride
Two women in wheelchairs laughing. One doing needlework, one with a food bowl on a table across her chair

Chatting at Heatherley
Three children holding hands standing on the steps of a bus

Children visiting Farnborough
A young woman in a wheelchair having her long hair dried using a hair dryer by another woman

Hairdressing at Le Court
A man in a wheelchair at a workbench working on a piece of wood in a clamp

Neville in the workroom
Young lady in a wheelchair wearing a pink and white polka dot blouse receiving a trophy from a lady crouched next to her

Award at Heatherley
Parachuting soldiers landing on the lawn, with crowds watching in the distance

Parachute Drop