Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children & Women,Bronze Prize Medal.

An original prize medal for the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children'& Women. The small bronze medal is suspended from a blue silk ribbon with pin back bar brooch fixing.The face features the original hospital buildings on St Michaels Hill. To the rear is engraved Presented to M A s Clarke 1938.
In its original velvet and silk line presentation case.Height with ribbon 70mm  read more

Code: 53979

Glantawe Group School of Nursing,Nurses Badge

An enamelled nurses badge for the short lived Glantawe Group School of Nursing in West Glamorgan. I believe the school was only in operation for a few years in the 1970s.  read more

Code: 54152

The Isobel Morcom Medal for Outstanding Nursing Service, Worcester

an Isobel Morcom medal for Outstanding Nursing Service. An interesting cased medal which has links to both Alan Turing and AE Houseman,namely through the property the Clock House,Fockbury near Bromsgrove. Endowed by her husband after her death in 1941 it appears to have been awarded through the 1950s and 60s although this one is named and dated for 1975.Their son Christopher was a school friend...  read more

Code: 53887

The Sheffield School of Nursing,Silver Nurses badge SEN

A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Sheffield School of Nursing.The pendant badge consists of an enamelled pin back bar brooch with the title Sheffield School of Nursing on a green background. Pin,clasp and safety roller fixing are all good.From this is suspended a medal with a red enamelled geneva cross within a rose(of Yorkshire).To the centre of this is a shield with the arms of Sheffi...  read more

Code: 54151

The Sheffield School of Nursing,Silver Nurses badge RGN

A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Sheffield School of Nursing.The pendant badge consists of an enamelled pin back bar brooch with the title Sheffield School of Nursing on a blue background.Pin,clasp and safety roller fixing are all good.From this is suspended a medal with a red enamelled geneva cross within a rose(of Yorkshire).To the centre of this is a shield with the arms of Sheffiel...  read more

Code: 54150

Nunquam Non Paratus, Early Professional Nursing/Midwifery Badge

A Bronze pendant badge which I believe was an early Privately purchased generic Nursing/Midwifery badge.These appear to have been bought by Nurses across a range of Hospitals which did not issue their own badges.Many were then engraved with the either the initials of the nurse or details of the training hospital,as in this case.They have been identified with date ranges from circa 1905 to the 1...  read more

Code: 54149

Saint Mary's Private Nursing Association,Silver Nurses Badge.

An interesting badge for what I believe to be ta Private Nurses Association attached to Saint Marys Hospital.Unfortunately I am still not able to confirm which St Mary's ,although likely candidate is Manchester.During the late 19th & early 20th century many of the larger hospitals had a number of visiting nurses who would provide care in the patients own home for a fee. This one be for one such...  read more

Code: 54148

Nunquam Non Paratus, Early Nursing/Midwifery Badge

A Bronze pendant badge which I believe was an early Privately purchased generic Nursing/Midwifery badge.These appear to have been bought by Nurses across a range of Hospitals which did not issue their own badges.Many were then engraved with the either the initials of the nurse or details of the training hospital,as in this case.They have been identified with date ranges from circa 1905 to the 1...  read more

Code: 54147

Nunquam Non Paratus, Early Professional Nursing/Midwifery Badge

A Bronze pendant badge which I believe was an early Privately purchased generic Nursing/Midwifery badge.These appear to have been bought by Nurses across a range of Hospitals which did not issue their own badges.Many were then engraved with the either the initials of the nurse or details of the training hospital,as in this case.They have been identified with date ranges from circa 1905 to the 1...  read more

Code: 54146

St Thomas's Hospital, Unknown Buttonhole badge

A rare brass and enamel Buttonhole badge for St Thomas's Hospital.It bears the arms of the hospital with the title in red enamel on a brass base.The rear has a Buttonhole type fixing which suggests it was worn by male staff, possibly during the First World War.This is Numbered 39. The hospital was requisitioned in 1914 to become the 5th London General Hospital to treat Military casualties with ...  read more

Code: 54094