Reading Combined Hospitals School for Nurses Silver Enrolled Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel badge for the Reading Combined Hospitals School of Nursing.This green version was for Enrolled Nurse Training.The face is in a good condition The rear retains its pin and safety catch.It is hallmarked silver for London 1969,No makers mark .
Height 38mm
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Code: 50732

South West London Hospital Group,School of Nursing Silver Nurses Badge

A scarce silver and enamel Enrolled Nurses badge from the South West London Hospital Group School of Nursing.The group consisted of the following Hospitals;St James' Hospital [Balham]
South London Hospital for Women & Children [Clapham South]
Netherene Hospital [Coulsdon]
Bolingbroke Hospital [Wandsworth Common]
St Benedict's Hospital [Tooting]
Tooting Bec Hos...  read more

Code: 50706

Reading Combined Hospitals Training School for Nurses Silver Nurses Badge

A silver and enamel badge for the Reading Combined School of Nursing.The face is in a good condition with some surface scratches.The rear retains its pin and the catch has been professionally replaced .It is hallmarked silver for London 1965,Makers mark John Pinches.
Height 37mm
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Code: 50728

Northampton General Hospital 10 Years Service Badge

An uncommon 10 year Long Service badge from Northampton General Hospital.It features an art deco type design with a central motif of NGH on a red enamel disc.Two blue scrolls bear the titles 10 years service & Northampton General Hospital.Unmarked to rear,pin and clasp intact.Height 25mm  read more

Code: 50730

Kent County Mental Hospital School of Nursing Maidstone Silver Badge

A large and impressive silver nurses badge from the Kent County Mental Hospital Maidstone.It features the figure of Florence Nightingale above a Rose of Kent.To the rear it bears "Service is Life" and hallmarks for AF Birmingham 1947.Excellent condition,pin and clasp intact.Height 56mm  read more

Code: 50731

Whittington & Royal Northern Hospitals,Nurses Badge

A scarce Nurses badge from the Whittington and Royal Northern Hospitals.The Two hospitals merged in 1963 but I believe that this badge dates to the 1980s.The Royal Northern Hospital eventually closed in 1992.In very good condition with only minimal scratches.Pin clasp and safety catch roller all in good order.
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Code: 50708

London County Council St Giles Hospital Silver Nurses Badge

Another of these popular LCC Silver & enamel badges from the 1930s.This is for St Giles Hospital,which was located atHavil Street Camberwell. It had originally been the Camberwell Workhouse Infirmary,See ;http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/stgiles.html
The badge features the LCC crest upon a silver roundel within a blue enamelled cross.Llke many of these badges the enamel has suffered damage to t...  read more

Code: 50726

The South London Hospital for Women & Children,GNC Pair of Nursing Badges

Located on the South side of Clapham Common,this hospital was at one time totally staffed by women,other than one Engineer and a Gardener ! It joined the NHS in 1948 as part of the Lambeth Group of Hospitals but eventually closed in 1984.The badges consist of a brass and enamelled hospital badge bearing the letters SLHW and the motto ET DATO GAUDETIS-Delight in Giving.Slight enamel loss as pict...  read more

Code: 50724

Solid Silver Birds Belt Buckle

A solid silver Nurses belt buckle from the 1960s.
Taking the form of birds with their wings outstretched.It is fairly typical of the sort of buckle often gifted to new Staff nurses upon qualification throughout the 1960's,70's and 80's.Now largely made redundant by the wearing of tunic tops and trousers or scrubs uniforms rather than dresses,they are still worn and collected.In good clea...  read more

Code: 50721

Northowram Hall Hospital,Halifax Silver nurses badge

A scarce silver and enamel Nurses badge from Northowram Hall Hospital Halifax.Built originally as an Isolation Hospital and later used for the treatment of Tuberculosis patients.A new geriatric hospital was built in 1971 and this finally closed in 2001 when the hospital merged with the new Calderdale Royal Hospital.This badge features the four emblems of the UK,namely Thistle,Rose,Shamrock and ...  read more

Code: 50720