Distinguished Amateurs - The Hospital Nurse mb-code 1239477 ' A wash leather seller

' A wash leather seller displays her wares to a customer

Actor Richard Briers seen here in the back garden of his West London home with his dog

A barber stands on a chair evangelising his customers

later to become the Salisbury Hotel

Distinguished Amateurs - The Hospital Nurse mb-code 1239477 ' A wash leather seller'Distinguished Amateurs The Hospital Nurse', 1886. A lady of imposing stature applies for a job. Despite the fact that training for nurses had been responsible for raising the profile of women in the hospitals, this lady feels that her natural 'gift' for the job will be sufficient to ensure a top position. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 16, 1886.