Chelsea & Kensington School of Nursing Nurses badge
A Brass and enamel badge for the Chelsea & Kensington School of Nursing.Based at St Stephen's Hospital it consisted of the previous nursing schools based at the St Stephens,St Mary Abbots,the Princess Beatrice & Western Hospitals.In generally good condition with some minor scratches and chips,the pin,clasp and safety catch are all good.The badge features the arms of the Borough of Kensington an... read more
Harefield Hospital Middlesex ,GNC Nursing Badge pair
A pair of badges awarded to the same Nurse, H Bray in the 1950s.They consist of a Silver Badge for Harefield Hospital.This bears the three Seaxes emblem of Middlesex on a shield in the centre of a cross .It is named to the rear H Bray Sept 1953 and bears the hallmarks for that year .It is accompanied by the chrome and enamel badge of the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.This is engra... read more
Whips Cross Hospital Silver Nurses Badge
A scarce silver and enamel Nurses pendant badge from Whipps Cross Hospital dating from the 1950s.It consists of a blue enamelled pin back suspension bar bearing the Hospital name,(pin, clasp and safety roller catch all in good order).From this is suspended a cross with a central roundel bearing a blue shield with the WCH initials intertwined.This is surrounded by the motto Semper Ad Coelum-Alw... read more
Wembley Hospital Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from Wembley Hospital awarded during the second world war.The design features two crossed Seaxes(notched swords)within a Saxon crown are taken from the arms of Wembley.Below these are the motto Tempori Parendum-We Must Move With the Times. Face in good condition,rear pin intact but the badge is missing its safety roller catch.Engraved to A.K. Lewis 9.2.44. Maker... read more
Cased Badge of the Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas Hospital
I am listing here,yet another exquisite example of one of the most sought after Nursing Badges ever issued,that of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St Thomas' Hospital.
This silver badge ,in it's own original leather presentation case,is in an untouched condition.It is named to Violet Higginson with the year 1918
For more information on the history of the design see;http://th... read more
Boston General Hospital Silver Nurses badge
A Lovely large silver and enamel nurses badge from Boston General Hospital in Lincolnshire.It features the tower of St Botolph's Church,one of the tallest Medieval towers in England.It can be seen for miles in the flat Fen countryside and is nicknamed the Boston Stump. In very good condition with enamel intact.Pin has been replaced.Engraved for P.A.Edinborough July 1968.Silver hallmarks for Tho... read more
Bethlem Royal Hospital,Cased Silver Nurses Medal
A Silver Nurses badge from the famous "Bedlam" Mental Hospital,Bethlem Royal Hospital.Europe's first and oldest institution to specialise in mental illnesses it relocated to the outskirts of London near Bromley in the early 1930s.
The oval medal is suspended from it's original ribbon with pin back suspension bar,in good condition.The medal is then suspended from an ornate bar with swivel... read more
Dewsbury & District General Hospital Nurses badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Dewsbury & District General Infirmary.Featuring the White Rose of Yorkshire.It is in a good condition although with some minor chips to the enamel.Pin and clasp intact,Engraved to M.Caywood 1948-1952.Height 28mm
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Worcester Royal Infirmary Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Worcester Royal Infirmary.It features a shield bearing the arms of the city.In good overall condition with pin and clasp intact and sliver safety chain present.Hallmarked for Thomas Fattorini Birmingham with year letter for 1966.Height 32mm read more
Putney Hospital Silver Nurses badge.
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from Putney Hospital.The badge takes the form of a Triangular Pattee cross medal worn from a ribbon with a pin back suspension bar bearing the Hospital title.
The arms of the medal and the ribbon are in light and dark blue reflecting the colours of Oxford and Cambridge University,and the famous Varsity Boat Race held annually on the nearby River Thames.Th... read more