Stanley Royd Hospital Wakefield,Mental Nurses badge

Originally opened as the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum it was renamed as the Stanley Royd Hospital in 1948,until its closure in 1995.The brass badge depicts an open gate,topped with a Lamp of Learning, through which the rays of the sun are penetrating.The hospital title is on a band around the edge.Good condition with original patina.The pin is a temporary replacement and quite loose.Unmarked to rear.Height 35mm

Code: 51857