Huddersfield Royal Infirmary/GNC Nurses Badge pair.
A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse.The first is a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council For England & Wales badge.This is engraved for M Bainbridge SRN 155808 23.7.48 This is Margaret Bainbridge who is shown as having trained at the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary from 1945-48. Good condition with pin and clasp good.
The second item is a silver and enamel badge from the Huddersf... read more
Birmingham(Dudley Rd) Group of Hospitals Enrolled Nurse Training School Badge
A brass metal and enamel badge for Enrolled Nurse Training with the Birmingham (Dudley Road)group of Hospitals. To the centre is a red Teutonic Cross with a green enamel border into which are entwined two snakes around the edge.Condition is good with pin clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for ?MWP .Height 29mm read more
Stobhill Hospital Glasgow School of Nursing/Scottish RGN pair
A pair of silver badges to the same Scottish nurse.
The first is a silver and enamel Registered General Nurse Scotland badge.This is engraved for ACG McCracken A20242 .Makers mark for Brook & Son E'Burgh Hallmarked for Birmingham 1941.
The second is a silver and enamel badge from Stobhill Hospital School of Nursing Glasgow.In very good condition but with some minor surface scratc... read more
Eastbourne Hospitals Nurses Training School
A chrome metal and enamel nurses badge for the Eastbourne Hospitals Nurses Training School.The central design features the nearby Beachy Head Lighthouse and cliffs.The School title appears on a blue enamel border around the edge.Condition is good with pin clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Ltd Regent Street Birmingham which dates it to pre 1961. Faintly scra... read more
Hammersmith Hospital London Nurses Badge
Another large and impressive base metal and enamel nurses badge from the Hammersmith Hospital.The circular design features an eight pointed Maltese cross on a navy blue enamel background.This has a central motif of two crossed hammers and an anvil in blue enamel and a red winged Lion( I assume for the association with St Mark's Hospital,between 1948-72).Good condition overall with minimal surfa... read more
St Mary's Hospitals,Manchester,Maternity Branch Silver Midwives badge
A lovely silver and enamel Midwifery badge from St Mary's Hospital Manchester,Maternity Branch.The central design features the Five"Angel's Heads" from the picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds.The hospital title is in silver on blue enamel around the edge.Generally very good condition .Pin and clasp intact. Engraved for E Williams 1934 .Makers marks for Thomas Fattorini Limited Birmingham ,Silver hal... read more
Coventry School of Nursing,Nurses Silver Badge
A Silver and enamel Nurses Badge from the Coventry School of Nursing.It features the Phoenix rising out of the Flames.The white enamel has one small chip at seven o'clock and some minor nibbles but this does not detract from the badge.Pin, clasp and safety roller catch are intact.Engraved for M Melia 1973-76 .Hallmarked for EAW Birmingham 1976.Height 35mm read more
Graylingwell Hospital Chichester,Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge for Graylingwell Hospital Chichester.Originally the West Sussex County Asylum it was renamed Graylingwell after the first world war.The design features a blue shield with six gold martlets for the county of Sussex.A red outer band bears the motto Tenax et Fidelis- Persistent and Faithful.A top blue bar with Graylingwell Hospital and lower band bearing with Chich... read more
St Lukes Hospital Rugby,Silver SEN Badge
A large silver and enamel state Enrolled Nurses Training school badge from St Lukes Hospital Rugby.The green Greek cross with a white border has a central disc overlaid which bears an image of St Luke holding a snake.He is the patron saint of Medicine and a serpent has long been a symbol of health care.Some enamel damage to the tips of the cross and minor surface scratches but generally good.Th... read more
Queens Institute of District Nursing,post 1982 Nurses Badge
A bronze metal pin back badge for the Queen's Nursing Institute.This is the version issued after 1982 for Registered Nurses.It features the initials DN for District Nurse in a voided centre within an oval border bearing Issued by the Queen's Nursing Institute.This is topped by a queens crown.Good overall condition with pin, clasp and safety roller catch all good.Unmarked to rear.Height 40mm read more