Greenwich & Deptford Hospital ,Nurse Prize Medal
One of the favourite items in my collection,this superb silver gilt and enamel nurses Prize medal is simply stunning.Originally the Greenwich Union Infirmary,it was transferred to the LCC in 1929 when it was officially renamed the Greenwich & Deptford Hospital.It was however later renamed in 1931 as St Alfege's Hospital,so this medal would only have been awarded for a very short period.
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Red Cross Medal & Badge Grouping, Miss Agnes B J Scott
A nice pair of Red Cross items being a silver Long & Efficient Service medal with two 5 year service bars, engraved to the rim Miss Agnes BJ Scott.Medal in good condition but original silk ribbon rather dirty and worn.the second item is a Red Cross Proficiency in First Aid medal with bars for 1938,1942,1950 and 1954.This is named and numbered for A.Scott 21873.Good overall condition.This is acc... read more
The Fountain Hospital,Tooting Grove London,Nurses Badge
A nicely enamelled Nurses badge for the Fountain Hospital Tooting Grove.Originally opened as a Fever Hospital for Scarlet fever,it was converted to a major Learning Disabilities Hospital for Children in 1912.Operating out of "temporary" wood and iron hutted wards,it became the Fountain hospital when it joined the new NHS in 1948.It eventually closed in 1963 and the site is now home to St Georg... read more
Peterborough & Stamford School of Nursing,
A heptagonal badge in chrome and red enamel from the Peterborough and Stamford School of Nursing,dating to the 1970s & 80s.the design features the foxglove plant,noted for it's use in health care.The red edging denotes registered Mental Nurse Training(it also came with blue and green edging for SRN and SEN Training).
Good overall condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin ,clasp and... read more
East Yorkshire Health Authority Department of Nursing Studies,Nurses badge
A gilt and enamel badge from the East Yorkshire Health Authority Department of Nurse Education.I believe that this was based around the Hull area prior to 1983.It depicts a central York rose with the title in blue enamel around the edge.Very good condition with pin,clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Height 33mm read more
The Belmont Hospital,Sutton,RMN Nursing badge
A large silvered and enamel badge from the Belmont Psychiatric hospital.Originally the buildings were established as an Orphanage,then a workhouse,and used also a Prisoner of war camp in the First World War.It became an Emergency Hospital during WW2 and then in 1946 was renamed as the Belmont Hospital,for the treatment of General Psychiatric conditions and Neuroses.It finally closed in the mid ... read more
East Suffolk Hospital,Ipswich,Silver Nurses Badge
A large silver Nurses pendant Badge from the East Suffolk Hospital at Ipswich.It consists of a large plain silver Maltese Cross(35mm across),this being suspended from a silver pin back suspension brooch(67mm long)bearing the title East Suffolk Hospital.Good condition overall although there are a number of surface scratches.Pin and clasp good.Engraved to the rear for Dorothy Payne 1930-33.Hallma... read more
The East Ham Memorial Hospital Training School For Nurses Silver badge
A nice silver and enamel Nurses badge from the East Ham Memorial Hospital Training School for Nurses.Founded in 1902 as a cottage Hospital for East Ham it was supported by and later named for the Philanthropist John Passmore Edwards.After use as a Military hospital in the First World War,it was rebuilt in 1929 and renamed the East Ham Memorial Hospital.This badge design features the new hospita... read more
Birmingham & Midland Eye Hospital
A nice two piece composite Nurses badge from the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital ,Church Street,Birmingham.Recognised as an Ophthalmic Nurse training School in 1952,the badge consists of a bronze geneva cross upon which is a device taken from the arms of the city featuring the mural crown representing the walled city and the arm and hammer representing industry.This is all within a scroll b... read more
The Hospitals for Sick Children London
An enamelled retangular Enrolled Nurses Badge for the Hospitals for Sick Children London including Great Ormond Street Hospital.In red and pink enamel with some minor surface discolouration.Pin and clasp good.Makers marks for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Height 31mm read more