City General Hospital Sheffield,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from the City General Hospital ,Sheffield.It features a silver Geneva cross edged in blue enamel with a symbolic Nurses lamp of learning in the centre.The title City General Hospital Sheffield appears on a circular blue enamel scroll.Condition good with only minor dings to the enamel.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch are all good. Engraved to rear to E J Lowther... read more
The Prince of Wales's General Hospital Tottenham Nurses Badge
A nice nurses badge from The Prince of Wales's General Hospital Tottenham,dating to the 1950s or 60s. The badge is in a good condition overall with no chips or flaking to the design,which features the dove with olive branch over the Prince of Wales's feathers.It has a good pin and clasp.Makers marks for Thomas Fattorini Ltd Regent Street Birmingham Height 32mm
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The Prince of Wales's General Hospital Tottenham, Nurses Large Cape Badge
An impressively Large composite badge for the Prince of Wales's General Hospital in Tottenham.This was,apparently issued to be worn on the Nurses Capes.It consists of a Gold painted convex disc with a red cross and title in maroon enamel.An enamelled Prince of Wales's feathers are applied in relief ,topped with an enamelled dove.Some signs of wear in places but generally retains most of it's or... read more
Hastings School Of Nursing,Enrolled Nurse Training Badge
A base metal and enamel badge from the Hastings School of Nursing.Consisting of a red enamel cross with a central shield which bears the coat of arms of the Borough of Hastings.The title Hastings School of Nursing is featured in a green enamel band,this denotes that it was issued for Enrolled Nurse training.Condition good,pin and cash intact.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini,Regent Street Birmi... read more
Charing Cross Hospital Nurses Medal
Still one of the most distinctive of the London Hospitals Nurses badges is the medal of the Charing Cross Hospital,worn at the throat on its ribbon.This is a very clean example consisting of a Brass eight pointed Maltese cross with balls to the tips,all present and Fleur de Lys at the corners.It is named to the rear Christine K Campbell.With original silk ribbon in very good condition .Height w... read more
The Fountain Hospital,Tooting Grove London,Nurses Badge
A nicely enamelled Nurses badge for the Fountain Hospital Tooting Grove.Originally opened as a Fever Hospital for Scarlet fever,it was converted to a major Learning Disabilities Hospital for Children in 1912.Operating out of "temporary" wood and iron hutted wards,it became the Fountain hospital when it joined the new NHS in 1948.It eventually closed in 1963 and the site is now home to St Georg... read more
Peterborough & Stamford School of Nursing,
A heptagonal badge in chrome and red enamel from the Peterborough and Stamford School of Nursing,dating to the 1970s & 80s.the design features the foxglove plant,noted for it's use in health care.The red edging denotes registered Mental Nurse Training(it also came with blue and green edging for SRN and SEN Training).
Good overall condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin ,clasp and... read more
East Yorkshire Health Authority Department of Nursing Studies,Nurses badge
A gilt and enamel badge from the East Yorkshire Health Authority Department of Nurse Education.I believe that this was based around the Hull area prior to 1983.It depicts a central York rose with the title in blue enamel around the edge.Very good condition with pin,clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Height 33mm read more
The Belmont Hospital,Sutton,RMN Nursing badge
A large silvered and enamel badge from the Belmont Psychiatric hospital.Originally the buildings were established as an Orphanage,then a workhouse,and used also a Prisoner of war camp in the First World War.It became an Emergency Hospital during WW2 and then in 1946 was renamed as the Belmont Hospital,for the treatment of General Psychiatric conditions and Neuroses.It finally closed in the mid ... read more
East Suffolk Hospital,Ipswich,Silver Nurses Badge
A large silver Nurses pendant Badge from the East Suffolk Hospital at Ipswich.It consists of a large plain silver Maltese Cross(35mm across),this being suspended from a silver pin back suspension brooch(67mm long)bearing the title East Suffolk Hospital.Good condition overall although there are a number of surface scratches.Pin and clasp good.Engraved to the rear for Dorothy Payne 1930-33.Hallma... read more