Chester Royal Infirmary Training School,silver Nurses Badge

A nice clean silver and enamel Nurses badge for the Chester Royal Infirmary Training School.It's central emblem is the wheatsheaf of Cheshire.,this being circled by the Hospital title in silver on dark blue enamel.This is imposed upon a silver cross pattee.The condition is very good with minimal surface scratches.The pin and clasp are all good.It is engraved to Nurse M E Moore 1.4.31- 1.4.34.It...  read more

Code: 54612

Providence Free Hospital St Helens, Silver Nurses Badge

A scarce nurses badge from from the Providence Free Hospital St Helens.The Providence was founded by Mother Magdalen Taylor and her community of religious sisters calling themselves ‘The Poor Servants of the Mother of God’. She had served as a nurse in the Crimea, working with Florence Nightingale.
The shield shaped badge contains the monogram PHMG(Providence Hospital Mother of God?).Th...  read more

Code: 54744

Royal Southern Hospital Liverpool,Silver Nurses badge

A silver nurses badge from the Liverpool Royal Southern Hospital.This pattern of the shield shaped badge was in use from the early part of the 20th century until the hospitals closure in the 1970s .
This particular badge is unusual in that it has been issued first in 1918 and later reissued to another recipient in 1947
It is engraved to the rear for Nora Topley 1918 and below tha...  read more

Code: 54743

Wollaston Hospital Newport/silver General Nursing Council for England & Wales pair of badges

A pair of badges for training in Wales in the the 1920s.
The first is a silver General Nursing Council for England & Wales badge named for L E Davis SRN 56089 28.3.30( This is Leonora Emma Davis who is shown as having trained at Wolloston House Infirmary Newport Monmouthshire 1926-29)
The second item is a brass and enamel badge for Wollaston Hospital Newport .It features the arm...  read more

Code: 54742

St Lawrence's Hospital Caterham Surrey,Silver Nurses Badge

A scarce Silver and enamel badge for St Lawrence Hospital Caterham Surrey. the octagonal badge features a central image of the saint holding a gridiron engulfed in flamed(signifying the manner of his martyrdom)
Originally one of the Metropolitan Asylums Board Mental Asylums it finally closed in 1994.
The badge is in good overall condition barring some loss to the plated finish wit...  read more

Code: 54741

Greenwich and Deptford Hospital, Nurses Badge

An early Nurses badge for the Greenwich and Deptford Hospital from the 1920s. Originally the Union workhouse Infirmary for Greenwich and Deptford it wa sone of the hospitals to come under the control of the LCC in 1929 being renamed as St Alfeges Hospital in 1931. The pendant badge features an image of the Royal Observatory nearby .In good overall condition ,named to S A M White Dec 1922.  read more

Code: 54740

The Royal Hospital For Sick Children Glasgow,silver nurses Badge

A Silver and enamel badge for The Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow.This version with blue enamel is for a staff nurse .Featuring the Madonna and Child in relief.
The badge is in good condition although there are some enamel damage to the rims pictured. Pin and clasp intact.There is very minor surface wear.Engraved for Jean McNellan Parker Presented by HRH Princess Alexandra 1/6/...  read more

Code: 54739

Western Infirmary Glasgow School of Nursing,Silve nurses badge

A large silver and enamel badge from the Glasgow Western Infirmary School of Nursing.Featuring a shield topped by the Lamp of Learning over a Scottish thistle.The shield is halved with the left side bearing the Rod of Asclepius a V I and a thistle.,The right side bears the arms of Glasgow.Generally good condition with majority of enamel intact(some loss to pattern on rim but this seems common w...  read more

Code: 54738

St Mary's Hospital Paddington,Swedish Institute badge

An unusual badge from St Mary's Hospital Paddington, Swedish Institute.
Swedish Massage was the early term for therapeutic massage used in Nursing practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was later integrated into Physiotherapy practice so I believe this badge predates the 1940s
The design features the Madonna and infant of the larger School of Nursing badge , in a ...  read more

Code: 54737