As the price of any badges I want appears to be stacked against me at present I have been investing my time and money in other nursing memorabilia.I managed to pick up a lovely group of assorted photos which appear to relate to the above hospital.As usual little or nothing in the way of identifying information so I am left to a bit of educated guesswork but would value any confirmation as to locations etc.I have been adding these to my Flickr pages purely as they accept my large size pictures easily.Please have a browse and comment if able,Thanks

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/backmanmal/

Did you get it Lizzy?

Hi Lizzy another one has just been listed on ebay,Go for it! Good Luck.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HM-SIL-30s-St-GEORGES-DISTRICT-SCHOOL-NURSING-BADGE-/220648760641?pt=UK_Collectables_Badges_Patches

my initial thoughts were that somebody had been let loose ( very badly) with a paintbrush and am happy to be proved wrong
sue

Have seen this and it is difficult to see whether this is a DIY job or something more official? At first glance it looks fairly crude and appears to be an unofficial adaption to a normal badge ,but my view is that this would be recent as I cannot believe that the GNC would sanction such a variation to the standard design. I would like to see it in more detail to comment further?

Hi.

Just to draw attention to a very unusual GNC State Registration badge on an ebay auction:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140432982739&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

With an apparent blood-red centre. I have never personally heard of such a badge. The seller said that it might have been a prototype.

I do not have any personal knowledge of such a badge - but then it could have been. Use your own judgement.

Will.

 Congratulations to Queenbee on becoming the 200th member of this little band.Whilst we may not all be posting every other day I know that many members do drop by the site regularly. Pressure of work commitments mean I have let my participation slip but hope to add more pictures in the not too distant future.in the meantime do please feel to share your own thoughts on what you would like to see on the site?

The following is posted on behalf and ay yhe request of Paul Eggleton.....

From: pauleggleden@hotmail.com

Dear Fellow Nurse,
                           If you could help or have any ideas I would be very grateful I am trying to track down a copy or my certificate of qualification as A Registered General Nurse. I trained at what was then known as the Peterborough and Stamford School of Nursing subsequently called the Homerton School of Health Studies, now Anglia Ruskin University based at Thorpe road Peterborough. Janet Jones was my course tutor, I started my training in September 1988 and qualified in Febrruary 1993. I have been offered a job in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates my wife and children are all ready to relocate. However one remaining stumbling block prevents us from going a certificate from an educational establishment. Due to a house fire in 1995 I lost most of the paper work related to my training. The NMC are unable to help. Jenny Rolfe from Ruskin has been unable to help me and has told me no records are kept from my time in Peterborough, I only have my entry onto the register. which my new employer is unwilling to accept. As such if you could be of any help or know of any one who will be I would be very very grateful. If there is a charge for generating a replacement certificate I am more than willing to pay. Once again many thanks for your help and assistance. If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.


Many Thanks


Paul Eggleden R.G.N.

Hi Peter.

Nice job with the negatives - credits! I am not sure about the hospital, but there are a couple of clues. No doubt you have already noticed them. The uniform - mainly the cap:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/backmanmal/4797283634/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/backmanmal/4796656495/in/photostream/

But on the basis that everyone remembers their teachers, I have attemped to attach a photograph below, although only logged-in members will be able to see it. There are also a couple of photographs with notices displayed. One with an ambulance delivering a patient, and one with a nurse with an opthalmic ward patient:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/backmanmal/4797310554/in/photostream/

The notice is behind the lamp arm - which looks like it could be an ECT machine connected to the nurses head! But the notice may hold clues. The photo's look 1950's to me - the ambulance - and the seams in the stockings. I must be getting old as the first thing I checked was were they straight! (With due respect to the ladies!).

All the photographs are a superb addition to our history Peter. Lets hope that someone can identify the hospital...

Will.

I have managed to pick up a number of negatives(some of them unfortunately damaged)which appear to have been taken for a prospectus for a hospital school of nursing in the 1960s.I have had these developed but due to their size can't add them here(Will do please help yourself if inclined).I have stuck them on my flickr pages in the meantime if anyone wants to look and would welcome comments if anyone can help identify the location.I believe it is most likely to relate to Leicester,possibly the LRI.
Enjoy!

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/backmanmal/4796598857/