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Male resident in a wheelchair wearing headphones being fed by a female carer in his bedroom

Bedroom at Hydon Hill
A posed group of 31 men in RAF uniforms outside of a white building with windows

RAF Hullavington Training Squadron
Leonard Cheshire standing near a car talking with another man in a leather jacket on a windy day

Leonard Cheshire and David Lean
A man in a specially adapted horizontal wheelchair outside a brick building with windows

Bobby at Le Court
Two women in long coats standing outside a building with a car behind them

Outside at Heatherley
Leonard Cheshire on a stage in robes receiving a doctorate

Honorary Doctorate
A woman in a white patterned dress and dark hat giving a speech at a fete

Dame Sybil Thorndyke at Le Court
A group of people outside, some in wheelchairs, looking at plans and pictures of a new building

New building plans at Le Court
A man at a table with several Japanese visitors drinking tea

Japanese visitors 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
Older lady in a wheelchair with a black handbag on her lap, receiving an award from another lady

Literature prize
A group of people laughing at a programme on television

Watching television
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Craft Centre manager
A woman in a wheelchair in her bedroom smiling at a budgie in a cage

Pam and her budgies
Man and woman in wheelchairs eating at dining table.

Dinner at Heatherley
Photo of an older building with a cement mixer in front and a man bent over working

Building works at St Cecilia's
Leonard Cheshire, wearing his medals and his daughter Elizabeth Cheshire at a function talking to HM The Queen Mother

Leonard and The Queen Mother
A young woman serving another woman in a tuck-shop style shop, with toiletries on the shelves behind

Le Court shop
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
Two women in wheelchairs and a young girl with a cake bowl on a table

Cake making at Mote House
A group of men and women in smart clothes sat at a dressed dinner table

Special occasion dinner at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire talking and shaking hands with a man in a wheelchair, with others watching on

Talking with Leonard at Three Forests
Exterior photograph of the old Le Court building whilst in use

Le Court - The first Cheshire Home
Close up portrait shot of Leonard's father

Professor Cheshire
A man in a wheelchair sitting in front of various film recording equipment

Film recording equipment
A male resident with shaving foam on his face being given a wet shave by a woman

Wet shave
A group of people having a meeting around a table, some in wheelchairs

Committee meeting 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 in a smart suit preparing to throw darts outside whilst others watch on

Eamonn Andrews at Le Court
A close up of a man using specialist tools to mend a watch

Intricate watch work