St Thomas' Hospital, Nightingale School of Nursing "Silver" Prize medal

An extremely rare prize medal awarded by the Nightingale School of Nursing at St Thomas' Hospital.
The prize medals were awarded from approximately 1917 with a design created by Countess Gleichen, a famous sculptress of the time. There were prizes in a Gold, Silver and Bronze category, which were originally in those metals but later in plated finishes.
The design features the re...  read more

Code: 54188

Bronze Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service,Nurses Tippet badge

A scarce bronze tippet/cape medal for the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service,the forerunner of todays QARANC.
The open work design features the Danish Dannebrog cross with an A for Alexandra in the centre.Around the edge is the title.This is topped by the Imperial Crown which is suspended from an red,white and blue silk ribbon.
This pattern of badge was in use fro...  read more

Code: 53302

Norfolk & Norwich Hospital,Nurses Prize Medal

A rare Prize medal from the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital.The bronze oval medal features two shields, the first bearing the arms of Norfolk, the second those of Norwich.These are within a border of a garter belt with Norfolk & Norwich Hospital.Width 44mm height 41mm.The medal is suspended from a blue silk ribbon with a plain bronze bar brooch fixing.Unmarked to rear  read more

Code: 53797

Charing Cross Hospital ,9ct Gold Nurses Prize Medal

A very rare Nurses prize medal awarded by the Charing Cross hospital in the Strand.The medal features an engraved version of the traditional nurses badge of a bronze eight pointed cross . The rear is engraved Isobel Kitton July 1923.
This is Isobel Gwenyth Kitton b.1896 d.1969 who is shown in the GNC register as having trained at the Charing Cross Hospital from 1920-23.She had previousl...  read more

Code: 54131

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, silver Nurses badge

A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.The central design features the Nurses Lamp of Learning within a laurel wreath.The hospital title is in silver on a blue enamel band around the edge.Reasonable condition with some small dings to the enamel at the edging as pictured.Pin and clasp are intact.Hallmarked for Vaughton and Son,Birmingham 1960 .named to the ...  read more

Code: 53664

Highgate Hospital London, Nurses Pendant Badge

A nice crisp bronze nurses badge from Highgate Hospital London.Originally the St Pancras Union(Workhouse) Infirmary and later the Central London Sick Asylum,Nurse Edith Cavell worked here as a Night Sister for three years from 1901.The hospital later amalgamated with neighbouring hospitals to become the Whittington Hospital.This pendant medal dates to the late 1920s just prior to it being taken...  read more

Code: 54190

General Lying In Hospital London,Midwifery badge

Opened in 1767,the General Lying In Hospital was located on York Road Lambeth and was to eventually become the Maternity Branch of St Thomas' Hospital,before it's closure in 1971.The building still survives as part of the Premier Inn.
This pendant badge, which is unusual in that it is in white metal, consists of a pin back suspension bar bearing GLIH(General Lying In Hospital) from this ...  read more

Code: 54189

Glasgow Victoria Infirmary,School of Nursing silver nurses badge

A silver and enamel "Puma" nurses badge from the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary.It's two piece composite design features the Puma ( taken from a moulding on the external wall of the Hospital) on a Scottish saltire cross, within a band containing the hospital name.The condition of the enamel is generally good but with enamel loss between Glasgow and Victoria,as pictured.Pin, clasp and catch are all ...  read more

Code: 54187

The Borough Hospital,Southampton silver Nurses badge

A lovely silver and enamel nurses badge for the Borough Hospital Southampton.Originally the Incorporation (Workhouse) Infirmary at Shirley Warren, it was renamed the Borough Hospital in 1930.This pattern of training school badge featured the central crest of the coat of arms of Southampton.It later changed to the design of the Hampshire rose .excellent condition with only minor wear and surface...  read more

Code: 54186

National Asylum Workers Union,members badge

A rare members badge for the National Asylum Workers Union.Founded in 1910,The new union’s slogan, “All for one and one for all: thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”, was adopted early on at the same meeting, at the Boar’s Head Hotel, Preston, on 24 September 1910, at which the union was named. The first half of the slogan can be seen on the union’s badge.
By July 1912, the NAWU had...  read more

Code: 54185