Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End Maternity Badge
A brass and enamel Midwifery badge for Queen Mary's Hospital in London's East End.(The area around where "Call the Midwife" was set) The hospital opened 16 maternity beds in 1919 and I believe this badge dates to the 1930s.Reasonable condition with pin and clasp intact.Makers Mark JR Gaunt London.height 28mm read more
Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital Nurses Badge
A pendant badge for the nurse training school of the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital in Aylesbury.The original hospital closed down and is now a Private hospital for spinal injuries.
The badge is in good condition with pin and clasp intact.It is engraved to the recipient M McNulty 1950-52 which suggests that this would have been for Enrolled Nurse training.Height 46mm read more
Cheshire County Council Health Department Badge
A brass and enamel badge for the Health Department of Cheshire County Council.In good condition,pin and clasp intact.Height 36mm read more
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore
A Nice example of the Nurses Badge from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore Middlesex.These Badges were first issued in the 1960s and feature St Nicholas,the patron saint of children,flanked by two children.In Blue enamel with a gilt finish,this is named to Matthews A A 30.8.87.Pin intact.Height 30mm read more
Royal Earlswood Hospital Silver Nurses Badge
A rare silver Nurses badge from the Royal Earlswood Hospital,the first specifically designed establishment for people with Learning Disabilities.It opened in 1847 near to Redhill in Surrey and closed in 1997.Height 32mm.I am unsure what sort of fixing this would have had .It has no signs of any pin fixing although the back is abraded as pictured.It does have the remains of a material to the cro... read more
Northwick Park Hospital Silver State Enrolled Nurse Badge
An unusual octagonal design silver badge for the State Enrolled Nurse training at Northwick Park Hospital near Slough.Pin and safety clasp intact.Unmarked to rear except for Silver.I believe this dates to the 1980s.Height 25mm read more
Royal Salop Infirmary State Enrolled Nurse School of Nursing
Silver and enamel Badge for the Enrolled Nurse Training School of the Royal Salop Infirmary.Hallmarked for 1972 it is engraved with the recipients name S A Lloyd,makers mark for WJD,William James Dingley. Good condition,pin and clasp intact,some surface scratches to the enamel.Height 30mm
read more
Nursing Mirror & Midwives Journal May 1957
A copy of this Nursing magazine dating from 3 May 1957. 360 pages containing a wealth of articles,Nursing job and product advertisements of the time.Articles include Scottish Hospitals from the Air,recent prizegiving ceremonies,Anaesthetic emergencies and New Teaching department at Scarborough Hospital.Good condition but with some creases to cover and slight curling.Size 11 and a half inches by... read more
A Nursing Guide 1932 Handbook of Guy's Hospital Nurses' League
This is the 11th edition of the Handbook & Register of Nurses of Guy's Hospital Nurses' League,issued in 1932.This hardback book is packed with information and details of the Hospital and Nursing from that period including sick recipes,advertisements,clubs ,etc.It also contains the register of names and details of those nurses trained at Guy's Hospital.
A fascinating read and useful tool... read more
Guy's Hospital Nurses' League Handbook & Register 1960
Hardback book,14th Edition of the Handbook & Register of Guy's Hospital.169 pages it catalogues a history of Guys and the Evalina Children's Hospitals and details on student nurse training.It contains a register of those nurses trained at those hospitals who were a member of the League.An interesting book valuable for researchers,in good overall condition but with some wear to the spine and cor... read more