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Young man standing by a bench in front of a window at the old Le Court

Old Le Court
Leonard Cheshire standing talking to male and female residents at a table inside a marquee

Leonard Cheshire talking with Le Court residents
A young Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder in smart clothes standing outside a marquee smiling

Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder at Le Court
Photo showing the old Le Court building on the left, and the newly built Le Court on the right

Old and new Le Court
A young man in a wheelchair operating a large printing press machine

Printing the early Cheshire Smiles
Man in a wheelchair and a lady kneeling beside him, both holding a statue of Buddha

Buddha
Several people in a room holding a meeting

Le Court Meetings
A woman in a wheelchair talking with two men in suits holding wine glasses

Barbara meets Lord Snowdon
A posed group of people standing and in wheelchairs outside the Le Court building

Japanese visitors to Le Court
Male resident in a wheelchair working on a lathe, with a man watching in the background

Woodwork at Chipstead
A young man staring into the distance whilst sat on a stone wall with papers on his lap

Leonard Cheshire at Midhurst
A smiling lady in a wheelchair holding two pot plants, sat next to a plant bench, with a lady helping her

Looking at pot plants
A woman and a man standing opposite a group of people in marching uniforms in front of a marquee

Esther Rantzen and John Regan
Close up portrait shot of Leonard's father

Professor Cheshire
Two men in wheelchairs in the garden in the sunshine

Neville and Brian enjoying the sunshine
A man at a desk in front of a window typing on a typewriter

Writing at Staunton
Leonard Cheshire with two women at a fete day, all holding and eating ice cream cones

Ice cream at a Fete
A man in a smart suit sat at a desk doing paperwork

Le Court Warden
HM The Queen Mother holding a painting of Leonard Cheshire created by a resident with staff in the background

The Queen Mother admires a painting of Leonard Cheshire
3 women standing and 4 in wheelchairs outside all looking at a booklet called 'The Cheshire Homes'

Looking at the Cheshire Homes
Group of residents and staff talking with each other outside a wooden building

Having a chat
Head and shoulders portrait of Leonard Cheshire, seated in an armchair looking out of the window

Leonard in Melbourne, Australia
A man reading a newspaper in front of a TV with a woman in a wheelchair in the background

Neville and Wyn
Leonard Cheshire and another man sat in a conservatory filming for a TV interview

Tony Wardle Interview at Mote House
A man in a white coat standing behind a man in a wheelchair who is holding a box on his lap

Resident outside Le Court
A man in a wheelchair, wearing a mini top hat, sat next to a decorated Christmas tree

Next to the Christmas tree
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
Photo showing a grand staircase, paintings and pillars inside the entrance at Le Court

Grand entrance
A group of people in seats and wheelchairs gathered for an event inside Le Court

Gathering at Le Court
Distance shot of HM the Queen Mother in a courtyard surrounded by people in smart clothes

The Queen Mother in the Le Court courtyard