The Royal Hospital Wolverhampton,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge for the Royal Hospital Wolverhampton. The design features a shield bearing a cross of St George topped by a sable band bearing three wolves heads.The Hospital title appears on a plain band around the edge.Condition is generally good with no enamel loss but moderate surface scratching.Pin and clasp present but loose .Engraved to the rear for Mary Staniland Fowler 1955-1959/Silver hallmarks for GK&S(George Kenning & Son) Birmingham 1959.Height 29mm

Code: 51577Price: 65.00 GBP

Charles Frears School of Nursing Leicester,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver gilt and enamel nurses badge from the Charles Frears School of Nursing in Leicester.The octagonal badge feature a pair of hands holding a wrapped figure symbolising a patient and the delivery of Care.In very good condition with minimal wear and only minor scratches.The pin,clasp and safety roller catch are all good.Makers mark to the rear for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham .Engraved to L E Baniel and hallmarked for TF Birmingham 1978 Height 28mm

Code: 51578Price: 60.00 GBP

League of Westminster Hospital Nurses,silver badge
A popular silver and enamel badge for the Nurses League of the Westminster Hospital It features the portcullis and crown motif of Westminster. The hospital did not originally issue a badge to its qualifying nurses,rather awarding a belt buckle.The same emblem with different wording was latterly used when the hospital eventually decided to award a badge.
Good clean condition with no enamel damage,pin is missing but can be replaced if required.Hallmarked to rear for JRG&S(J R Gaunt London) Birmingham 1954 Height 30mm

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Broadgate Hospital Beverley,Silver Mental Nurses badge
An impressive silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Broadgate Hospital Beverley.Originally the East Riding of Yorkshire County Asylum,the hospital finally closed in 1987 and was demolished and replaced with housing. The large badge features a central design of Beverley Minster,one of the largest parish churches in the UK.The hospital title appears on a blue enamel band around the edge.Condition generally very good with very minor enamel damage around the rim and between the I and T.Pin and clasp good.Marked for Pinches London and Silver.Height 38mm

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The Princess Alexandra College of Nursing,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge which awarded by the Princess Alexandra College of Nursing for a short period only.It was designed by a group of Tutors of the college to reflect the amalgamation of the Newham and Princess Alexandra Schools of Nursing but was itself replaced by the City University Badge.The design consists of six alternate black and white links forming a chain,on a hexagonal shape badge.Condition appears unissued in it's original plastic case.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch all excellent.Makers mark for Fattorini Birmingham,silver hallmarks for Thomas Fattorini Birmingham 1995.

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West Manchester Group Training School,Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from the West Manchester Group Training School.It features a black and silver Rod of Asclepius on a light blue background.Condition is very good with minimal surface damage.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch all in good condition.Engraved to rear May 1970 Rosalie E.E.McKnight,hallmarks for K Ltd Birmingham 1969 Height 28mm

Code: 51571Price: 70.00 GBP

Bedfordshire Area School of Nursing,Luton & Dunstable Hospital Nurses badge
A nice white metal and enamel nurses badge from the Bedfordshire Area School of Nursing,for training at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.The same design of badge was also issued for training at the Fairfield and Bedford General Hospital sites.
The design takes the form of a rounded triangle with a caduceus on a red cross voided at the centre.Around this are three small discs bearing the designs of the three amalgamated schools of Nursing.At the bottom is a stylised bridge with five spans signifying the bridge over the Great Ouse at Bedford .At the top is a shield with the bar motif of Bedford.
Good overall condition,pin clasp and safety roller catch all good.Unmarked to rear.Height 34mm

Code: 51570Price: 70.00 GBP

Royal Portsmouth Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge
A very nice silver and enamel Nurses badge for the Royal Portsmouth Hospital.It features the crest of Portsmouth in enamels with Royal Portsmouth Hospital on the blue band around the edge.Very good condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin and catch intact.The rear is engraved for E Keeton(Edith Mary Keeton gained her certificate 1919 to 1922) and is hallmarked for JP & S(John Pinches & son) Birmingham 1926.It also carries vendors marks for Purser Medallist Portsmouth.Height 32mm

Code: 51569Price: 70.00 GBP

Holloway Sanatorium,cased silver medal and RMPA pair
A nice pair of Mental Nurses badges from the Holloway Sanatorium.This was located at St Anne's Heath,Virginia Waters,Surrey and opened in 1885 as a private mental hospital for the middle classes.Unlike the usual asylums it was ornately designed and sumptuously decorated.It finally closed in 1980 and the building now houses a luxury gated development.
The medal is one of two similar designs and this one consists of a silver maltese cross with ball finials to the eight points of the cross.At The centre of this is an enamelled shield bearing the crest of the Holloway family.This is on a laurel wreath with voided centre.It is topped by the hinged intertwined letters St AH for St Anne's Heath and is hung on a divided blue and red silk ribbon (rather worn)which has a silver pin back suspension bar brooch which is marked for 1928-1933( I have seen medals with several of these bars and believe they denote years of service rather than training).The bar is missing it's pin.The medal is hallmarked for Mappin & Webb,Birmingham 1912.The rear is engraved for J.C.Butler. comes in it's original velvet and silk lined wooden presentation case ,marked for Mappin & Webb.Height 98mm
It is accompanied by a bronze medal from the Royal Medico Psychological Association with its original blue silk ribbon which is in an extremely poor state,and separate suspension bar brooch.This is also named to J C Butler,the only possible match being a Jane Coffey Butler who was originally trained as a general nurse in Belfast before she moved to the mainland in the 1930s?.Height 49mm
Both items are in a reasonable condition as is the box.One of two similar items I am listing

Code: 51568Price: 125.00 GBP

Holloway Sanatorium,cased silver medal and RMPA pair
A nice pair of Mental Nurses badges from the Holloway Sanatorium.This was located at St Anne's Heath,Virginia Waters,Surrey and opened in 1885 as a private mental hospital for the middle classes.Unlike the usual asylums it was ornately designed and sumptuously decorated.It finally closed in 1980 and the building now houses a luxury gated development.
The medal is one of two similar designs and consists of a Plain silver maltese cross with ball finials to the eight points of the cross.This is on a laurel wreath with voided centre.It is topped by the hinged intertwined letters St AH for St Anne's Heath and is hung on a divided blue and red silk ribbon which has a plain silver pin back suspension bar brooch.The medal is hallmarked for Mappin & Webb,Birmingham 1912.It comes in it's original velvet and silk lined wooden presentation case ,marked for Mappin & Webb.Height 98mm
It is accompanied by a bronze medal from the Royal Medico Psychological Association with its original blue silk ribbon and suspension bar brooch.This is named to D Kiely,who unfortunately I have been unable to trace.Height 110mm
Both items are in a very good condition as is the box.One of two similar items I am listing

Code: 51567Price: 150.00 GBP