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A young man in a suit in a wheelchair sat outside with a building behind him

Johnny at Le Court
Man in a wheelchair lighting his pipe, caught in a shaft of sunlight through a glass door

Smoking in the lounge
Leonard Cheshire talking to a man in a wheelchair holding a lampshade, with two other men in the background

Leonard with residents at Le Court
Full shot of St Cecilia's house with ivy on walls, bay windows and small balcony

Old House at St Cecilia's
Several people sitting in wheelchairs or on stools in a workshop setting doing various activities

Activities in the Le Court workshop
A man in a wheelchair at a workbench working on a piece of wood in a clamp

Neville in the workroom
Several people watching a young woman putting a ballot paper into a ballot box

Election time at Le Court
A smiling man sitting in an armchair outside

Neville sitting outside
Leonard Cheshire on a stage in robes receiving a doctorate

Honorary Doctorate
Aerial view of the Chipstead Lake building showing empty driveway and triangular buildings

Aerial view of Chipstead Lake
A young Esther Rantzen standing outside with others looking at the camera

Esther Rantzen at Le Court
Group of people in fancy dress, some in wheelchairs, in a posed photo

Theatre at Le Court
Close up of posed group of 15 men in RAF uniforms in front of a large war plane

35 Squadron and Halifax Aircraft
A woman and a man standing opposite a group of people in marching uniforms in front of a marquee

Esther Rantzen and John Regan
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Le Court Craft Centre manager
Two nurses in full uniform standing in front of a fire place

Nurses at Le Court
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Craft Centre manager
Photo of the Mote House building in the distance with large trees in the foreground

Mote House on the hill
A close up of a man using specialist tools to mend a watch

Intricate watch work
Leonard and Sue standing on a bridge over a pond, with a house in the background

Leonard and Sue at Cavendish
A man covered in sawdust working on a lathe making parts for a castle with two others watching on

Jimmy Best on the lathe
Disabled people and Le Court staff in a posed group on the lawn in front of the new building

Le Court Group Photograph
Close up of a side-on shot of Leonard Cheshire sat outside holding one hand to his forehead

Leonard at Midhurst
A young Leonard Cheshire using a watering can in the garden, watched by a lady

Watering the plants
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
A man pushing another man in a wheelchair across a pedestrian crossing with shops in the background

Going shopping
Many people sitting and standing watching Leonard Cheshire lay a foundation stone for the new building

Laying the Le Court Foundation Stone
Shop window displaying posters asking for donations towards Staunton Harold

Fundraising for Staunton Harold
A man kneeling in front of a fireplace offering a drink to a man dressed as Father Christmas sat in a wheelchair

Neville offering Father Christmas a drink
A woman in a wheelchair in her bedroom smiling at a budgie in a cage

Pam and her budgies