File:All Saints Hospital (1971) - Chatham, Kent.jpeg

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Description A photograph of the All Saints Hospital complex in Chatham (formerly the Medway/County Hospital and originally the Magpie Hall Road workhouse), showing the main brick administration block and adjoining wards. It illustrates the hospital’s architecture and scale during its period of operation in the mid‑20th century.
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Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: Kent Online, “Kent’s hospitals then and now”
Immediate source: Kent Online archives
Date of publication Circa 1950s–1970s
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) The Brook, Chatham
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) The image visually documents the former Chatham workhouse’s transformation into All Saints Hospital, providing readers with direct visual evidence of the site’s historical evolution and architectural character. It supports the article’s discussion of the institution’s origins under the Medway Poor Law Union and its later use as a health facility until 1999.
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No free or public‑domain images accurately depict this specific hospital complex at that time; recreating it would lack authenticity and historical accuracy. This original photograph is unique and irreplaceable for illustrating All Saints Hospital’s appearance in its operational years.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Used solely in the “Kent’s hospitals then and now” article to illustrate All Saints Hospital, displayed at low resolution and only where directly relevant to the site’s history.
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Employed exclusively for non‑commercial, educational, and historical purposes within the article; the low‑resolution image does not compete with any commercial market for reproductions.
Other information All Saints Hospital closed in 1999; records of the Medway Poor Law Union and subsequent hospital administration are held at the Medway Archives Centre for further research.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Brook, Chatham//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_Saints_Hospital_(1971)_-_Chatham,_Kent.jpegtrue

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