Westminster Children's Hospital,Nurses badge
A base metal and enamel nurses badge from the Westminster Children's Hospital in Vincent Square,Westminster.Originally named the Infants Hospital it was renamed the Westminster Children's Hospital in 1946 until it's closure in 1995.
The badge features the swaddled baby on a blue background,taken from the original 15th Century plaques on the Foundling Hospital in Florence.Condition genera... read more
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge for the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.The design features two shields ,one with the arms of Huddersfield and the other a red Geneva cross on a white background.In between these is a white rose of Yorkshire.Beneath is a blue enamel panel flanked by two Flaming torches,bearing Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.Good condition with moderate crazing to the enamel ,pin and ... read more
Territorial Force Nursing Service,Rare button badge
A rare early button badge for the Territorial Force Nursing Service.Founded in 1908.It recruited civilian nurses with at least three years training to staff hospitals in the event of war.The more familiar badge or medal consists of the intertwined A's of Queen Alexandra suspended red and white striped ribbon.This small metal TF badge was possibly to be worn on civilian dress to denote membershi... read more
95.00 GBP
Pinderfields General Hospital,Silver Nurses badge
a scarce large silver nurses badge for the Pinderfields General Hospital Wakefield.The design appears to depict Christ healing the Sick,in relief.Engrave for E C Lazenby 1955 Hallmarked for John Pinches London 1955 Height 39mm read more
Northwick Park Hospital,Silver SRN badge
An unusual octagonal design silver badge for the State Registered Nurse training at Northwick Park Hospital Harrow .Pin and safety clasp intact.Unmarked to rear except for Silver.I believe this dates to the 1970s.Height 25mm read more
50.00 GBP
Essex Cottage Nursing Association,District Nurses badge
A base metal and enamel District nurses badge for the Essex Cottage Nursing Association.It consists of a blue Enamel shield shape bearing another silver shield with the three Seaxes of Essex.Condition is good with moderate wear, pin and clasp is good.Makers marks for Fattorini & Sons Ltd Bradford House Birmingham, which dates this to between 1928 and 1932.This predates the formation of the NHS... read more
35.00 GBP
West Norfolk & Kings Lynn General Hospital,Nurses Badge
An enamelled Nurses badge from the West Norfolk & Kings Lynn General Hospital .The majority of King's Lynn badges feature the shield bearing three dragons with crosses in their mouths.This is based upon the legend of St Margaret of Antioch/St Marina who was faced with a dragon and the cross she was wearing grew so large that she emerged unharmed.
This badge is for nurse training with the... read more
50.00 GBP
Airedale Health Authority District School of Nursing, silver nurses badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge for the Airedale Health Authority School of Nursing.It feature the white Rose of Yorkshire on a Red Cross of St George.Very good condition with only one small nibble to the enamel near the d of district.Pin and clasp good.Hallmarked for CJ Birmingham 1982.25mm read more
60.00 GBP
The Leeds Nursing Agency,large nurses badge
An impressive large enamelled badge for the Leeds Nursing Agency.It features the white Rose of Yorkshire within a laurel wreath .Excellent condition with pin and clasp in good order.Unmarked to rear.47mm read more
Nottingham City Infirmary,Silver Nurses Badge
Originally the Workhouse Infirmary at Bagthorpe,it changed it's name to the City Infirmary in 1929.This name was to change to the more familiar Nottingham City Hospital in 1934.Thus this pattern of badge was in use for a short time only. It Takes the form of a shield with the intertwined NCI and the motto Finis Coronat Opus-The end crowns the work.
The face has only very minor surface sc... read more