The Warneford Hospital Leamington,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from the Warneford Hospital,Leamington.Originally the main Hospital for the town it finally closed in 1993,This badge depicts the arms of Royal Leamington Spa with the Hospital title on blue enamel around the rim.Condition is very good with only very minor enamel damage at the edges.A hole for a safety chain has been drilled to one side.Engraved to the rear Mabe... read more
St Anns General Hospital Tottenham,Registered Nurse Badge
A silvered metal and enamel Registered Nurses badge for St Ann's Hospital Tottenham.I am also separately listing a green enrolled nurse version.
Minimal surface wear to the figure of St Ann and enamel generally good.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Ltd Regent Street Birmingham.Height 31mm
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North Ormsby Hospital Middlesborough,Nurses Badge
An early bronze and enamel Pendant badge for the North Ormesby Hospital Middlesborough. I believe this design predates the creation of the NHS in 1948.It consists of a bronze disc with a central Christian cross bearing a scroll with the date 1858,when the hospital was founded following an explosion of a boiler at a local Ironworks.The hospital title is on a blue enamel band around the rim.This ... read more
The Nightingale School of Nursing,St Thomas' Hospital,Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital.Demand for these remains high and I'm afraid the price reflects this demand,even in this damaged condition.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/
Unfortunately the tips of several of the cross ... read more
Bath School of Midwifery,Midwives Badge
A chrome and enamel midwives badge from the Bath School of Midwifery.The circular badge has four devices taken from the previous Schools of Nursing which made up the group.Designed from a competition in the early 1980s,the badge has the coat of arms for Bath above the red Wyvern of Somerset,The blue swallow from the Orthopaedic Hospital Badges and the green cross from St Martins Hospital.There ... read more
Pontefract,Castleford & Ackton School of Nursing,Silver Nurses badge
A Silver and enamel Nurses Badge for the Pontefract,Castleford & Ackton School of Nursing.The circular badge features a central design of a Caduceus in front of a castle (representing Pontefract) this is imposed upon a White rose of Yorkshire.The hospital title appears in silver on a blue enamel band around the edge.Condition good but with several surface scratches.The pin and clasp is present ... read more
Saxondale Hospital School of Nursing,Nottingham,Mental Nurses Badge
A Brass and enamel badge for Saxondale Mental Hospital Near Nottingham.The hospital closed in 1988,please see;
http://www.nottinghamhospitalshistory.co.uk/page28.html
This badge probably dates to the 1960s.In good condition with no enamel loss,pin and safety catch are intact although pin is a later replacement.Makers name Thomas Fattorini Regent street Birmingham.Height 30mm read more
Waltham Forest School of Nursing,Nurses badge
A base metal and enamel nurses badge from the Waltham Forest School of Nursing which was based at Whipp's Cross Hospital from the early 1980s.It succeeded the earlier West Roding SoN which was in operation in the 1970s.In very good condition with no surface damage and with pin,clasp and safety roller catch all in good order.No Makers marks.Height 31mm
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The Nightingale School of Nursing,St Thomas' Hospital,Silver Nurses badge
Another lovely silver and enamel nurses badge from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing of St Thomas' Hospital.Demand for these remains high and I'm afraid the price reflects this demand,even in a slightly damaged condition.
For more information on the history of the design see;http://thenightingalefellowship.org.uk/the-nightingale-badge/
The enamelling on this badge has sus... read more
Horton Hospital Banbury,Nurses Badge
A bronze nurses pendant badge fro the Horton Hospital in Banbury Oxfordshire.The badge features the Banbury Cross,which was erected in 1859,flanked by two nurses each bearing a flaming lamp.The motto "Perseverantia Palman Obtenebit"-Perseverance wins the Prize appears at the bottom.Condition is good although the suspension bar brooch has had a knock.Pin and clasp is intact but loose.Marked to t... read more