Identity area
Reference code
RCHS/3/6
Title
Practical Nursing Challenge Shield
Date(s)
- c.1940s (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 shield
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Oldchurch Hospital located in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering formed part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital incorporated the buildings of the former Romford Union Workhouse, built in 1838. The hospital closed in December 2006 with functions moved to the new Queen's Hospital and to King George Hospital, Chadwell Heath.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Shield is inscribed;
"Practical Nursing Challenge Shield, Old Church Hospital. Presented by the South Essex Division B.M.A."
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
large silver shield with detailing of an open book with lamp
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Havering Reference and Information Library hold Administrative records (1885 - 1923), Ephemera, Private Papers (1891 - 1923) and other records (1885 - 1895) relating to Oldchurch Hospital.