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Description: | The collection holds material relating to the order of St John since the 11th century and material covering the history of St. John Ambulance (Association and Brigade) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in countries overseas, from its origins in the 1870s.
There are archaeological finds, architectural fragments and social history material relating to the Priory site; seals and numismatics, including an important collection of Crusader coins; arms and armour, mainly European plate armour but also an example of Turkish Ottoman mail and drug jars, mortars and weights from the HospitallersÃ' pharmacy in Malta.
St John Ambulance equipment ranges in size from examples of early ambulance transport to a Victorian nurseÃ's miniature First Aid kit. There are training books written in numerous languages and First Aid information comes in many forms, from cigarette cards to pop-up books and even on bandages. Uniform includes ceremonial attire, a 1922 Cadet uniform and ARP gas suit, and posters and advertisements feature uniform of many periods. The collection of medals, trophies and decorative certificates give a real sense of membersÃ' achievements and include one certificate made by a forger inside a prisoner-of-war camp. Banners and textiles commemorate special St. John occasions.
Personal memorabilia tell what is was like to belong to the movement in different times and places. Nurse NesbitÃ's cartoons record the lighter moments of serving in a First World War hospital. In an album, Lyn Brown put down her reactions as one of the first people to enter the newly liberated Belsen camp in 1945. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | St Johns Gate
St John's Lane London Great Britain (UK),
EC1M 4DA | FAX: | 020 7336 0587 | Telephone: | 020 7253 6644 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5088 | Go to resource |
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