Dykebar Hospital Paisley,Mental Nurses Badge
A mental Nurses badge for the Dykebar Hospital Paisley.The design,similar in style to many other hospitals,features a geneva cross with an imposed disc upon with the Hospital title appears on a maroon badge to the edge.A Lamp of Learning sits in the centre.Some surface wear but generally good.Pin and clasp good.Makers mark for J Pinches London.height 29mm read more
Mid Trent College of Nursing & Midwifery,Nurses badge
A nice nurses badge from the Mid Trent College of Nursing & Midwifery.Based around the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire region it merged with Nottingham University in the 1990s.
In good clean condition with pin,clasp and safety roller catch all in good order.Makers mark for Fattorini.Height 41mm read more
St Georges District School of Nursing ,Silver Gilt Nurses badge
A lovely Silver gilt and enamel badge from the St Georges School of Nursing London.Featuring stylised acorns and oak leaves on a red cross of St George.Condition is very good with only minor surface scratches,pin and catch intact.Marked to the rear Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham,Hallmarked for 1984.Height 28mm read more
Maidstone School of Nursing,Nurses Badge
A brass and enamel nurses badge from the Maidstone School of Nursing.It consists of a red enamel moline cross within a blue enamel band bearing the Title,Maidstone School of Nursing, in a voided centre.In the centre is a shield bearing the arms of Maidstone.Condition good with pin and clasp good.Height 31mm read more
London County Council,St Olave's Hospital,Silver Nurses badge
Another of the the popular London County Council Hospital Nurses badges issued between 1930 and 1948.This one is for St Olave's Hospital at Rotherhithe.The Hospital suffered considerably during the Blitz and by V1 and V2 rockets.The hospital was also where Sir Michael Caine was born!
The badge features the blue enamelled cross with central shield bearing the LCC crest.There is minor dam... read more
Queen Elizabeth School of Nursing Birmingham,Nurses Badge
A Bronze and enamel Nurses badge from the Queen Elizabeth School of Nursing in Birmingham.It shows the crest of the hospital between two stalks of Foxglove plants( noted for their medicinal use).This version predates the similar badge for QE SoN Birmingham United Hospitals.Good overall condition but with minimal surface rubbing and minor scratches.Pin and clasp good.Height 43mm read more
Harefield ,Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals,Nurses Badge
A pendant nurses badge for the Harefield,Hillingdon & Mount Vernon Hospitals School of Nursing The central motif features the lamp of Learning with a Rod of Asclepius in front of it.This imposed upon a Geneva Cross which is hung from a plain suspension bar brooch(Which looks to be a replacement) Pin and Safety roller catch are good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Heigh... read more
Royal Alexandra Infirmary Paisley,Nurses Badge
A base metal and enamel nurses badge from the Royal Alexandra Infirmary Paisley.The shield shaped badge features the intertwined initials RAI,this is above 1768,(however the year of the hospitals foundation appears to be 1788 so perhaps an error-on other badges this date is 1786?)At the top is the coat of arms of Paisley depicting an abbot below a mural crown.The biblical inscription"They Bough... read more
Bangour Hospitals,Nurse Training Badge
A base metal and enamel nurses badge from the Bangor Hospitals in West Lothian Scotland.I believe that this variant may date to the 1970s.At that time the Bangour Hospitals Group consisted of the Bangour Village Hospital,Drumshoreland,Tippetthill ,Bo'Ness and St Michaels Hospitals.The badge features St George slaying the Dragon with the Saltire on his shield.Good overall condition with minor we... read more
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service,white metal Collar tab badge
A white metal World War Two period collar badge for the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.It features the silver Dannebrog Cross with an A to it's centre (for Alexandra) below a king's crown.The title is in silver around the edge.This is above a silver scroll bearing the motto Sub Cruce Candida-Under The White Cross.It has two lugs to the rear and this one bears makers marks f... read more