Birmingham Asylums Committee Medico Psychological Association Prize Medal
A prize badge awarded for Mental Nurse training at the Birmingham Asylums .
This is a white metal medal in the form of a St Johns cross with concave arms and convex ends.To the centre are the arms of the City of Birmingham.Three arms bear the Thistle,Rose and Shamrock and the fourth is inscribed with the date 1906.The rear is inscribed" Presented by the Birmingham Asylums Committee to Ro... read more
60.00 GBP
The Infants Hospital Westminster,Nurses Bronze Medal
A bronze medal for the Infants Hospital Westminster which I believe dates to the 1920s.One side features a figure symbolising Motherhood with two infants at her feet.The reverse bears the Swaddled baby, taken from the original 15th Century plaques on the Foundling Hospital in Florence and which features in the later nursing badges issued by the hospital.Height 43mm read more
Birmingham Orthopaedic Hospital,Silver Nurses Badge
scarce silver badge from the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital,the Woodlands,Birmingham.The Nurse Training School opened in 1937 for the Orthopaedic certificate and the first badges were awarded in 1951.Designed by the Matron,Miss B Mountain in conjunction with the Birmingham School of Art.In unpolished silver the main design features a Geneva cross within a laurel wreath surrounded by the Hospital ti... read more
The Infants Hospital,Nurses Badge
A white metal and enamel nurses badge from the Infants Hospital in Vincent Square,Westminster.Originally named the Infants Hospital it was later renamed the Westminster Children's Hospital in 1946, so this badge must predate that
The badge features the swaddled baby on a blue background,taken from the original 15th Century plaques on the Foundling Hospital in Florence.This is above a scr... read more
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 good w... read more
Tiverton Hospitals,Nurses Badge
A nicely enamelled badge from Tiverton Hospitals.The central design displays a shield bearing the arms of Exeter and Devon,halved.The hospital title appears on a blue band around the edge.Condition is very good with pin and clasp intact.Makers mark for J Pinches London.Height 32mm read more
Cane Hill Hospital,Mental Nurses Badge
An original Chrome metal and enamel mental nurses badge from Cane Hill Hospital at Coulsdon.Originally opened as the Third Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum it was renamed as Cane Hill Hospital in 1930. It bears the hospital motto Aversos Compono Animos-I Bring Relief to Troubled Minds. In very good condition with pin, clasp and safety roller catch all good.Makers mark for Fattorini & Sons Lt... read more
Salisbury General Hospital/GNC pair of Nurses Badges
A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse in the 1960s.The first is a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council For England & Wales badge, named for P A Hoaen SRN385345 11.8.67.In Excellent condition with pin and clasp intact. This lady is shown in the GNC register as Patricia Ann Hoaen who trained at Salisbury General Hospital.
The second item is a bronze metal pendant badge for Salisb... read more
Kent & Canterbury Hospital/GNC male nurse pair
A pair of badges awarded to the same male nurse for his training in the 1950s.The first is a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales badge.This is named for S T Crow SRN 198850 17.10.1952,this being Stanley Thomas Crow who is shown as having trained at the K&C Hospital.
Secondly is a silver and enamel badge from the Kent & Canterbury Hospital.The oval design featur... read more
St Andrew's Hospital Bow / GNC pair of badges.
A pair of badges awarded to the same nurse, namely a General Nursing Council for England & Wales chrome and enamel badge.This is engraved for Y B P Hughes-Lamb SRN392475 26.3.68 .She is shown in the GNC register as Yvonne Bryony Pauline Hughes-Lamb who trained at the St Andrew's Hospital Bow.Very good condition.
The second is a white metal and enamel badge for St Andrew's Hospital.Origi... read more