Nurse, Longton Cottage Hospital
Portrait of an unidentified nurse. Longton Cottage Hospital was built in Upper Belgrave Road in 1889-90 on land given by the Duke of Sutherland. It replaced an earlier building which stood on Mount ...
Nurses and convalescing soldiers, Ravenhill House, Brereton
A group of convalescing military personnel photographed with nurses and civilians during World War I against the south-facing window of Ravenhill House adjacent to the garden. The house was used as a ...
Nurses at Stafford General Infirmary
Stafford General Infirmary about 1930. Megan Haynes is 5th from right in the front row.
Nurses Manual, County Asylum, Stafford
Rules and regulations for attendants and nurses in the County Mental Hospital, Stafford. The manual includes sections on:
Duties of Attendants
Duties of Night Attendants
General Regulations
The ...
Nurses' Preliminary Training School, Tithe Barn Road, Stafford
A nurse studying basic anatomy at the Nurses' Preliminary Training School on Tithe Barn Road, which opened in December 1950 and occupied a former isolation hospital. The School provided the first three ...
Nurses' sitting room, St. George's Hospital, Stafford
Nurses at St. George’s Hospital, Stafford are pictured off duty for a while and relaxing in their attractive and comfortable sitting-room, where they could often entertain friends. The sitting-room was ...
Nurses, Longton Cottage Hospital
A postcard of two unidentified nurses, captioned 'Night Owls'.
Longton Cottage Hospital was built in Upper Belgrave Road in 1889-90 on land given by the Duke of Sutherland. It replaced an earlier ...
Nurses, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
In the middle of the back row is Nurse Jessie Elizabeth Price.
Jessie was born at Lichfield Lodges, Shugborough on 15 July 1876. Her father Joseph was a Waggoner on the estate. She trained as a nurse ...
Nurses, Stafford General Infirmary,
Group of nurses believed to be from Stafford General Infirmary.
Nursing Staff at Yarnfield Hospital
Sisters and nurses are pictured at Yarnfield Hospital in 1930.
This photograph is from a collection of photographs relating to Dora Wiles from Rugeley. Dora was a patient at Yarnfield Hospital in ...
Nursing Staff, Longton Cottage Hospital
Longton Cottage Hospital was built in Upper Belgrave Road in 1889-90 on land given by the Duke of Sutherland. It replaced an earlier building which stood on Mount Pleasant (now Lawley Street).
Occupational therapy, Staffordshire General Infirmary, Stafford
This photograph shows an industrious corner of the Staffordshire General Infirmary’s Occupational Health department, also known as the “O.T.” room. Patients learned weaving and many other crafts, to exercise ...
Opening of the Isolation Hospital, Cheadle
Officials, guests and staff at the opening of the new Isolation Hospital on Rakeway Road, Cheadle, close to the junction with Moss Lane. the opening ceremony was performed by Mr C.J. Blagg, Chairman ...
Operating Theatre, Stafford General Infirmary,
The foundations of Stafford General Infirmary began in a rented house in Foregate Street in 1766, making it one of the oldest hospitals in the country. Funds were acquired through subscriptions and bequests. ...
Pantomime cast, Stafford General Infirmary, Stafford
Nursing staff at Stafford General Infirmary in costume for a production of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' pantomime. Seated in the front row, second from left is Kate Dale.
Photographer: David Bordley, ...
Peace celebrations, Wolverhampton
Peace celebrations in Wolverhampton. Contingents of local hospital nurses and Girl Guides standing at the salute as the Peace day procession reaches the Town Hall in North Street.
Photographer: Albert ...
Pharmacist's cork presser
Metal pharmacist's cork presser with foliage design. The presser operates like a nut cracker, and is designed to compress a cork which was slightly too large so it would fit into the neck of a glass medicine ...
Pharmacist's pill mortar
Pharmacists used mortars and pestles to grind crystals, solids and herbs into a fine powder. Marble mortars such as this were less likely to react with the chemicals in the medicines.
From the Staffordshire ...