Saint Mary's Private Nursing Association,Silver Nurses Badge.

An interesting badge for what I believe to be ta Private Nurses Association attached to Saint Marys Hospital.Unfortunately I am still not able to confirm which St Mary's ,although likely candidate is Manchester.During the late 19th & early 20th century many of the larger hospitals had a number of visiting nurses who would provide care in the patients own home for a fee. This one be for one such...  read more

Code: 54148

Nunquam Non Paratus, Early Nursing/Midwifery Badge

A Bronze pendant badge which I believe was an early Privately purchased generic Nursing/Midwifery badge.These appear to have been bought by Nurses across a range of Hospitals which did not issue their own badges.Many were then engraved with the either the initials of the nurse or details of the training hospital,as in this case.They have been identified with date ranges from circa 1905 to the 1...  read more

Code: 54147

Nunquam Non Paratus, Early Professional Nursing/Midwifery Badge

A Bronze pendant badge which I believe was an early Privately purchased generic Nursing/Midwifery badge.These appear to have been bought by Nurses across a range of Hospitals which did not issue their own badges.Many were then engraved with the either the initials of the nurse or details of the training hospital,as in this case.They have been identified with date ranges from circa 1905 to the 1...  read more

Code: 54146

St Thomas's Hospital, Unknown Buttonhole badge

A rare brass and enamel Buttonhole badge for St Thomas's Hospital.It bears the arms of the hospital with the title in red enamel on a brass base.The rear has a Buttonhole type fixing which suggests it was worn by male staff, possibly during the First World War.This is Numbered 39. The hospital was requisitioned in 1914 to become the 5th London General Hospital to treat Military casualties with ...  read more

Code: 54094

Claybury Hospital,Mental Nurses Badge

Originally built as one of the London County Council Mental Asylums at Woodford Bridge in Essex the Hospital finally closed in 1997.This badge which features the distinctive water tower was issued in the 1950s and 60s,(the tower also features in the badges of the West Roding School of Nursing),In very good condition with enamel intact.Pin is present and working  read more

Code: 54144

County Hospital Whiston/GNC , Pair of matched Nurses Badges

A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse.These are a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales Badge. This is named to G A Fletcher SRN 181374. 2.4.51( this is Gilbert Alan Fletcher, who is shown as having trained at the County Hospital Whiston.) good overall condition.
This is accompanied by a silver and enamel badge from the St Helens Hospital Management Committ...  read more

Code: 54140

County Hospital Whiston/ GNC , Pair of matched Nurses badges

A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse.These are a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales Badge. This is named to A.E.M.Bradish SRN 191303 3.4.52( this is Amy Elizabeth Mary Bradish, who is shown as having trained at the County Hospital Whiston.)good overall condition.
This is accompanied by a silver and enamel badge from the St Helens Hospital Management Comm...  read more

Code: 54139

Nottingham Eye Hospital Nurses Badge

Chrome and enamel Nurses badge from the Nottingham Eye Hospital.This is the later pattern badge and features a flaming torch on a red cross with the motto Post Lux Tenebras-After Darkness Light.Unmarked to the rear,Condition very good.Height 30mm  read more

Code: 50082

Westminster Children's Hospital Nurses League/GNC pair of Nurses Badges

A pair of badges to the same nurse for her training in the .1950s and 60s.
The first is the chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales badge engraved to B R Thompson RSCN 12838 31,3,59. SRN 331021. 26.11.63.Good condition, pin and clasp intact.
The registers show this as being Bridget Rosemary Thompson who. did her Sick Children Nursing at the Westminster Chi...  read more

Code: 54135

St Helier Hospital Carshalton, Silver Nurses badge

A heavy silver nurses badge for the St Helier Hospital Carshalton. It's design features the head of the saint, a hermit who was beheaded by Saxon Pirates on the Island of Jersey in the 6th century.In good overall condition, pin and clasp intact .Engraved for Barbara V. Chammings 1963-67. Silver hallmarks for Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham 1965 Height 32mm  read more

Code: 54134