Risbridge Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel nurses badge from Risbridge Hospital,Kedington Suffolk.Originally the Risbridge Workhouse,it became a Hospital for the mentally handicapped after 1948.The training school first opened in 1973 and badges were issued from 1974.The design is believe to show the combined arms of two families who supported the hospital.
In excellent condition ,The badge is engraved to Mrs P M Bungaroo November 1978 No.35. Silver Hallmarks for Birmingham Thomas Fattorini and 1973.Height 29mm

Code: 50876