Group Captain Leonard Cheshire Interview Part 6
Soundtrack of an interview with Leonard Cheshire, aimed at new starters of the 'Service Corps' Training Scheme, set up by the Leonard Cheshire Foundation in the 1970s to train carers....
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Resonate Begins
...Leonard Cheshire Homes from the 1950s onward. Colin Hyde, from East Midlands Oral History Archive said: ‘If the subject were just Leonard Cheshire’s wartime experiences then it would be interesting...
Leonard Cheshire and Sue Ryder
Sue Ryder, Leonard Cheshire and two Nurses pose together with their baby...
The Cheshire Smile
Find out more about the in-house journal, the Cheshire Smile
Speeches by Leonard Cheshire added to Rewind
We have added three new speeches by Leonard Cheshire to the Rewind site. Two of these come from the early 1950s when Le Court received a gift from the Carnegie...
Group Captain Leonard Cheshire Interview Part 3
Soundtrack of an interview with Leonard Cheshire, talking about the renovation of Staunton Harold Hall to become a Cheshire Home in 1954, and using that as a springboard into starting...
Simon’s story
Simon was Leonard Cheshire’s pet poodle, apricot in colour and purchased in 1941 whilst Leonard was on leave from his RAF squadron with his crew in London. The pet shop...
Eastwood Rotary Speech by Leonard Cheshire 1955
A recording of a speech given by Leonard Cheshire to the members of the Eastwood Rotary Club in September 1955. Leonard discusses the origins of the charity and the beginnings...
Leonard Cheshire interview with Tony Wardle
Leonard Cheshire is interviewed by Tony Wardle in the conservatory at Mote House. The interview covers Leonard's war career, and his experiences of building the Cheshire Homes network in the...