Northampton General Hospital, white metal nurses badge

The distinctive nurses pendant badge from Northampton General Hospital.The suspension bar bears the title Northampton General Hospital,and retains it's pin and clasp.The Badge is unusual in that it it is double sided with the castle motif from the arms of the Borough Council on the face and the rose of Northamptonshire on the reverse.Although these badges were often made from silver this carrie...  read more

Code: 54207

Battersea General Hospital Silver Nurses Badge

A silver nurses pendant badge for Battersea General Hospital. Originally founded as the National Anti-Vivisection Hospital in 1896.See;http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/battersea.html.It combined with the Hospital of St Francis,Camberwell Green ,another Anti-Vivisection Hospital which had closed in 1904.The medal features a figure of St Francis in a group of trees surrounded by birds. This is suspended...  read more

Code: 50727

Croydon General Hospital,Nurses fob badge.

A white metal and enamel badge for the Croydon General Hospitaldating to the 1950s.Consisting of a Cross Pattee,backed by a large wreath of Laurels.At the centre it bears a shield with a blue cross on a white background, around which is the title Croydon General Hospital.The medal hangs from an ornate pin back suspension bar, with pin and clasp intact. Condition is good .The rear is engraved fo...  read more

Code: 54246

Worcester Royal Infirmary/GNC nurses badges

A pair of badges to the same nurse for her training at the Worcester Royal Infirmary in the early 1970s.
They consist of a silver and enamel badge for Worcester Royal Infirmary.In very good condition with pin and clasp intact, safety chain in situ. Named to Fay Dobson April 1971.
The second item is a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales badge. This is name...  read more

Code: 54245

United Sheffield Hospitals School of Nursing,Silver Nurses Badge

A Silver and enamel Nurses badge from the United Sheffield Hospitals School of Nursing from the 1960s.The central design features the Caduceus or winged staff with entwined snakes.(This is wrongly attributed as being an ancient symbol of Medicine when in fact the Rod of Asclepius is the correct emblem).This overlays a book with the sheath of arrows and three Wheat sheaves taken from the arms of...  read more

Code: 54244

Mile End Hospital, Nurses Badge

a base metal and enamel nurses badge from the Mile End Hospital in Londons East End. See;http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/mileend.html
Originally the Infirmary for the Workhouse, it was renamed Mile End Hospital in 1930.The pendant badge shows a figure, possibly Hygeia, below a Maltese Cross.The pin back bar suspension brooch bears MEH for Mile End Hospital. Condition is rather battered with en...  read more

Code: 54242

Wolverhampton School of Nursing,Silver SRN Nurses badge

A silver and enamel badge from the Wolverhampton School of Nursing issued for Registered Nurse training.The eight pointed cross has a shield bearing the crest of Wolverhampton Hospital Management Committee, granted in 1949, consisting of three wolves heads above a cross of St George.This is surrounded ny the School of Nursing title on a blue band ,denoting SRN training.Very good condition.Named...  read more

Code: 54240

St Francis Hospital & Hurstwood Park Hospital, Haywards Heath. Nurse Cadet Badge

A scarce Nurse cadet badge for the combined St Francis Hospital(previously the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum)& Hurstwood Park Neurological Hospital in Haywards Heath.In brass and green enamel with the snake and staff emblem known as the Rod of Asclepius.In excellent overall condition with the pin and clasp intact.Marked to rear with makers marks for Thomas Fattorini ltd Regent street Birmingham....  read more

Code: 54237

Harefield & Mount Vernon Hospitals, Breakspear Nurse Education Division.Nurses badge

A scarce nurses pendant badge for the Harefield & Mount Vernon hospitals.The Breakspear Nurse Education Division which was based at Hillingdon Hospital also included Harefield and Mount Vernon Hospitals during the 1980s and 1990s.Good overall condition with and safety clasp intact.Height 50mm.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham  read more

Code: 54235

Liverpool & District Trained Midwives Association,Silver pendant badge

A lovely large silver and enamel pendant badge for the Liverpool & District Trained Midwives Association.The badge ,which I believe, would have been worn on a neck chord has a shield which bears the Liver Bird in a voided centre.The title of the Association appears on a garter belt around the edge.The reverse has a pattern number Reg527218,hallmarked for GK&S(George Kenning & Son) London 1908....  read more

Code: 53218