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A group of people, some in wheelchairs in a new workshop, some holding painted pictures

Le Court workshop opens
A man painting a picture using a paintbrush in his mouth, assisted by a woman in a nurse uniform

Albert Baker painting
Group of people outside, two in wheelchairs, measuring a sample door frame to fit wheelchairs through

Wheelchairs through doorframes
A man at a table with several Japanese visitors drinking tea

Japanese visitors at Le Court
Photo showing the outside of an old, rapidly deteriorating building

Old Le Court building
Wheelchair sportsmen in a marquee,with residents and staff behind, all singing.

Wheelchair Sports Association in marquee
A man in a smart suit and a woman in a polka dot dress playing roll a penny at a fete

Richard Attenborough at the Le Court fete
Two men and a woman smiling and talking, standing outside a brick building holding booklets

Staff discussion
Group of ladies standing outside a bus in front of an abbey

Outing to Farnborough
A woman in front of a typewriter being filmed by a man in a wheelchair, with another man looking on

Filming Therasa
Man in wheelchair holding an anniversary card, with a woman standing beside him in a white coat and headscarf

Wedding anniversary at Hydon Hill
A man using a telephone installed at a lower level to be accessible for wheelchair users

Norman using the telephone
A young man in a wheelchair wearing glasses, holding a old-style camera

Eric's camera
Shot of an open door into a bedroom with a man in a wheelchair wearing headphones. Sign on door says 'Do not disturb'

Listening to music
A man in a horizontal wheelchair with several South African women and children outside a woven hut

Frank Spath in Africa
Several people in wheelchairs creating paintings and artwork

Painting at Le Court
Close up of a man in a wheelchair wearing a bow tie looking at the camera

Smartly dressed
A baby being handed to a woman in a deckchair, sat in a garden

Leonard with his mother
Leonard Cheshire and a woman talking to a man in a wheelchair in the Le Court grounds

Leonard talking at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire, wearing his medals and his daughter Elizabeth Cheshire at a function talking to HM The Queen Mother

Leonard and The Queen Mother
Posed family picture showing a man standing, a woman sitting and a young girl smiling

Derek and Maggie
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
An old caravan with the words 'Le Court Association' attached to it standing in amongst trees

Le Court Association caravan
Posed photo of eight female residents in wheelchairs and four members of staff outside a brick building

Ladies together
A large group of men and women, with Sue Ryder and the children in front of a house with trees and plants

Living at Cavendish
A man in a wheelchair sat at a desk in front of an early word processor and printer

Dennis Jarrett - editor of the Cheshire Smile
Several people sitting in wheelchairs or on stools in a workshop setting doing various activities

Activities in the Le Court workshop
A male resident sat a table with a cigarette, with another man holding a lighter

After dinner smoke
Female resident using a sewing machine, watched on by two schoolgirl volunteers

Embroidery at Chipstead
A man in a blue jumper in a wheelchair with Leonard and another man holding a basket standing behind

Opening of new workshop