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A woman in chef's whites and hat carving a turkey in the kitchen

Christmas turkey at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire and a woman talking to a man in a wheelchair in the Le Court grounds

Leonard talking at Le Court
Close up of an older Leonard Cheshire dressed in a smart suit

Leonard Cheshire in conversation
A male resident sat a table with a cigarette, with another man holding a lighter

After dinner smoke
Five men in adapted motorcycles outside the old Le Court building

Going for a ride
A lady lying on a flat wheelchair holding a hose pipe watering a flower bed

Watering plants at St Cecilia's
Six residents in wheelchairs relaxing outside a brick building with trees in the background

Relaxing at home
Group of people outside, including Leonard Cheshire, listening to a man speaking into a microphone

Earl Ferrers opens Staunton Harold Hall
Two ladies, one in a nurse's uniform, talking with others in the background

Staff at St Cecilia's
3 women standing and 4 in wheelchairs outside all looking at a booklet called 'The Cheshire Homes'

Looking at the Cheshire Homes
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
Group of people, some in wheelchairs, posed for a wedding photo

Le Court wedding
Two women and a young man sat outside the Le Court building making lampshades

Jimmy outside Le Court
Colour photo of the Heatherley building, taken through trees, with pink and purple flowers in the foreground

Heatherley flowers
Several people sitting in wheelchairs or on stools in a workshop setting doing various activities

Activities in the Le Court workshop
Leonard Cheshire and another man sat in a conservatory filming for a TV interview

Tony Wardle Interview at Mote House
Woman in a wheelchair using a guillotine to make greetings cards in the foreground, with other residents at tables in the background

Making cards at Heatherley
A man in a wheelchair holding an artist palette and painting a picture on an easel

Jimmy painting
View of the outside of St Cecilia's house with lawns and gardens

St Cecilia's exterior view
A man dressed in a wizard outfit, a woman in a long flowing dress and a shorter man in a bellboy costume

Pantomime at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire and HM the Queen Mother talking to a man painting a picture at a table

The Queen Mother meets artists at Le Court
Colour photo showing the lawns and buildings at Le Court

Le Court sunshine
Leonard Cheshire making a speech at a table with others watching on

Leonard Cheshire accepting the Carnegie Gift
A distant shot of Leonard and his mother inside a half built brick building with building equipment on the floor

Building Le Court
Above view of a man in a wheelchair using special glasses and a mirror to undertake craft work

Adapted craft work at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire in a hospital bed leaning over to use tape recording equipment

Leonard at Midhurst Sanitorium
Several people in wheelchairs creating paintings and artwork

Painting at Le Court
A woman in a wheelchair writing on papers in the library at Staunton

In the library at Staunton
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs outside drinking from teacups

Leonard's Father and Stepmother
Lady in a wheelchair being presented with an award by another lady who is also holding her hand

Receiving an award