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Designs in history - Coats of Arms, industry, benefactors and local history

Started by nursesue, February 02, 2008, 03:04:57 PM

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Some badges take their designs from other sources such as City arms, local history, industry or from benefactors. The Queen Charlotte Maternity hospital bears the coat of arms of Queen Charlotte. The Duke of Sussex persuaded his family including his mother ( who was Queen Charlotte)  to donate to then "lying-in-hospital" charity whose funds had almost disappeared, between 1800-1809. When Queen Charlotte died the hospital changed its name. A similar story can be found at Birmingham's Sorrento Hospital. It was formerly private home owned by William Adams and named Sorrento after the Adams favourite Italian holiday resort.  The Adams family motto appears on the badge - Nil Absque Labore.
The Coat of Arms for Birmingham appears on some of its badges including the City Midwives Service and the B/ham & Midland Eye hospital
Bristol Maternity hospital was previously a convalescent home for recovering patients from the other Bristol Hospitals. It was then used a hospital for service men in the 2nd World War. The badge dates from the 1950s and has the Bristol City coat of arms on it.
Marston Green hospital was a Canadian hospital and the Canadian Maple leaf is on its design as well as the Solihull school of midwifery ( I have 2 aunts who remember when it was used by the Canadians and also it just happens to be the hospital where I was born- alas like many others no longer there)
The Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital has the Coat of Arms of its benefactor Sir William Treloar.
The Wolverhampton & Midland Counties Eye infirmary has a Staffordshire knot to show its links with that county. The padlock represents the local locksmith industry, the leopards head is taken from Walsall's Coat of Arms and the tree represents the fruit growing region of Worcestershire. Hereford General hospital has a fruit press representing its fruit growing and cider industry.
sue

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