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Leonard and Christopher Cheshire as young boys sat in a patch of flowers

Picking daisies
Leonard Cheshire making a speech at a table with others watching on

Leonard Cheshire accepting the Carnegie Gift
Six residents in wheelchairs, with one resident putting a voting slip into a ballot box

Elections 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 young man weaving a basket on the lap tray of his wheelchair

Making baskets at Le Court
Two women and a man in wheelchairs in a group shot with several young sailors and three volunteers

HMS Dolphin Flag Day
A man in a wheelchair in a hallway looking at pots of jam and fruit and vegetables gathered for a harvest festival.

Harvest Festival at Le Court
Several residents around an arts and crafts table, one resident with a wooden stool, and a staff member helping

Art activities at Chipstead
A man poking his head out of a minibus, smiling cheekily at two women dressed in swimsuits

Neville Thomas and the Windmill Girls
Two residents in wheelchairs holding a black and white striped scarf in the craft room

Tug of war
A male resident with shaving foam on his face being given a wet shave by a woman

Wet shave
A group of people around a table in a library sorting through piles of Christmas cards

Christmas cards at Le Court
People standing outside a fete marquee looking up into the sky at a parachute jump coming in to land

Parachutes at Le Court
Photo of an older building with a cement mixer in front and a man bent over working

Building works at St Cecilia's
Colour photograph showing exterior view of Chipstead Lake Cheshire Home

Front view at Chipstead
A photo of 8 war medals in a display box alongside a small photo of a young Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire's War Medals
A woman in a blue sparkly jumper with a blanket on her lap talking with a man in a black suit sat on a desk

Talking with Iris
Woman in a nurse's uniform talking to a man sat at a dining table with teacups on

Teatime at Heatherley
Leonard Cheshire standing, playing a pinball game with two male residents

Games in the bar
A woman sitting at a desk reading a book placed in an automatic page turner

Barbara reading at Le Court
A man in a wheelchair being pushed along by another man along a path in front of the house and gardens

Going for a walk around Heatherley
Colour photograph of the exterior view and driveway at Chipstead Lake

Exterior of Chipstead
A man in a wheelchair sat next to a sign congratulating Prince Charles and Diana on their wedding

Snowy congratulates Charles and Diana
Six young women in nursing uniforms lined up in a posed photo

Service Corps ladies
A close up shot of a white minibus or ambulance used for Le Court resident outings

Le Court Ambulance
A posed group of men and women in uniform with a man and woman in wheelchairs

RAF Odiham visit
Parachuting soldiers landing on the lawn, with crowds watching in the distance

Parachute Drop
Family shot of Sue Ryder holding a baby Elizabeth with Leonard's parents and another woman near a car

Family photo
3 men at desks in a bedroom working on typewriters, with a lady helping one of them

Residents at work
Leonard Cheshire as a young teenager holding a gun and carrying a dead rabbit, with two dogs in the foreground

Country Hunt