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

Building Le Court
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
Indoor group photograph of a man in a wheelchair surrounded by five others

Chipstead group
A woman in a nurse uniform standing next to a man in a wheelchair outside at Le Court

Mary O'Leary and Paddy Flynn
Leonard Cheshire, wearing his medals and his daughter Elizabeth Cheshire at a function talking to HM The Queen Mother

Leonard and The Queen Mother
Close up shot of a crib and stable Christmas scene made from matchsticks, with model animals and people

Matchstick Crib
Female resident using a sewing machine, watched on by two schoolgirl volunteers

Embroidery at Chipstead
Series of 4 photos showing residents at a film premiere talking with Lord Snowdon

Film premiere with Lord Snowdon
Colour photograph of the exterior view and grounds of Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Grounds at Chipstead
Colour photo of the front of the building, with the sign for the home and trees in background

Front view of Three Forests
A man covered in sawdust working on a lathe making parts for a castle with two others watching on

Jimmy Best on the lathe
Man in a wheelchair holding a remote control sat next to a TV with a wall of video tape covers behind him

Heatherley Video Club
An older man in a wheelchair outside talking with a young woman sat next to him

Talking outside at Le Court
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs outside drinking from teacups

Leonard's Father and Stepmother
Six young women in nursing uniforms lined up in a posed photo

Service Corps ladies
A man in a smart suit preparing to throw darts outside whilst others watch on

Eamonn Andrews at Le Court
A woman in a wheelchair smiling at a man pretending to be a doctor with a nurse standing next to them

Neville and Molly
Man in a wheelchair surrounded by vinyl records and record-playing equipment

Heatherley DJ
A man pretending to hold an upside down basket over his head with a woman laughing next to him

Jimmy Edwards at Le Court fete
Photo of the back of the St Cecilia's building and the lawns and trees

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

St Cecilia's exterior view
A close up of a lady in a wheelchair holding an embroidery hoop

Embroidery
A smiling woman sat in bed receives a boxed parcel from Leonard Cheshire

Olive Selkirk - Australian Nurse
A man in a wheelchair, wearing a mini top hat, sat next to a decorated Christmas tree

Next to the Christmas tree
Male and female residents and staff looking at art supplies in the storeroom at Chipstead Lake

Activities at Chipstead Lake
Two female residents making cakes in the kitchen at Chipstead Lake with a member of staff

Cake making at Chipstead Lake
A man at a desk in front of a window typing on a typewriter

Writing at Staunton
A man in a wheelchair with headphones and microphone in a home-based recording studio, with another person wearing headphones in the background

Cheshire Voice studio
Leonard Cheshire sat up in a hospital bed using tape recording equipment

Recording at Midhurst
Man in wheelchair holding an anniversary card, with a woman standing beside him in a white coat and headscarf

Wedding anniversary at Hydon Hill