Ida Darwin Hospital Cambridge
A Base metal and enamel badge for the Ida darwin Hospital based at Fulbourn Cambridge.Built as a learning disabilities facility in the 1960s in the grounds of Milbourn Hospital,it is named for a mental Health campaigner.In good overall condition with minor surface scratches,pin and clasp are in good order.Height 32mm read more
The London Hospital School of Nursing 2nd Pattern Silver Nurses Badge
An ever popular silver nurses badge from the London Hospital. I can do no better than refer you this excellent article by Sarah Rogers;http://www.schoolsofnursing.co.uk/Collections1/Collections25.htm
The badge itself is in very good condition although with some minor surface wear.Pin & clasp are good.Engraved for Eva D Perkins Mar.1940--Mar.1943 Apr.1944 London Hospital J.Pinches London.... read more
University College Chester School of Nursing & Midwifery
A base metal and enamel nurses badge from the University College Chester School of Nursing & Midwifery.I believe this pattern of badge was awarded in the 1990s.In good overall condition although there appears to be slight excess enamel around the inner disc at one and two o'clock.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for Fattorini 01212361307.Height 32mm read more
Harton Hospital South Shields Training School for Nurses,Nurses medal
A bronze Nurses prize pendant medal form the Harton Hospital South Shields Training School for Nurses.It features the figure of Florence Nightingale on the medal suspended from an original Blue silk ribbon,with a pin back bar brooch.Some minor area of wear to the face.Engraved to the rear Awarded to M.M.B.Webster 8th June 1937 On Completion of Training.Height 62mm read more
Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital
A silver metal and enamel nurses badge from the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital . read more
Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary,Nurses Badge
A lightweight pressed metal badge for the Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary.I believe that this title dates this to before 1950 after which time it was known as Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.Good general condition with only minor areas of surface rubbing,pin and clasp in good order.Height 41mm read more
Ipswich Health District Silver Nurses badge
A silver and enamelled badge for the Ipswich Health District which covered Nurses training in the Ipswich hospitals.It features the emblems of the previous Nurse Training Schools.In good condition barring some surface scratches and one small chip at 4 o clock .Pin,Clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers marks for Thomas Fattorini Regent Street Birmingham.Hallmarks for 1979.Height 35mm read more
Ipswich Nurse Education Centre Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel nurses badge from the Ipswich Nurse Education Centre.It features a black ship with castles fore and aft from Ipswich's early arms.To this emblem a snake is added, entwined around the mast to form a Rod of Asclepius,the medical symbol.In good condition but with a couple of minor knocks around the edge.The pin,clasp and safety roller catch are all good.Engraved to the rear Her... read more
St Audrey's Hospital Woodbridge,Silver Nurses Badge
A silver and enamel Nurses badge from St Audry's Hospital Melton.It had started out as the Suffolk County Asylum in 1832 and Finally closed it's doors in the early 1990s.This badge features the Three crown emblems of the Kings of East Anglia,as St Audry,who died in 679 AD had been the daughter of King Anna.
The badge has some surface scratches and two small enamel dings near the edges bu... read more
Ipswich & East Suffolk Hospital Training School for Nurses,silver nurses badge
Listed here is one of a number of badges from my collection relating to East Anglian Hospitals.This is a silver and enamel badge from the Ipswich & East SuffolkHospital Training School for Nurses.It features a design of a pair of hands reaching towards the symbolic Lamp of Learning.In good condition with only minor surface scratches.Pin,clasp and safety roller catch all in good working order.Ma... read more