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Description A mid-20th-century photograph showing Bernard’s Corner, the junction of Military Road (A231) and The Brook (B2003) in Chatham, Kent, featuring the two-unit retail front occupied by C. H. Bernard & Sons Ltd. Naval Outfitters and Cooper’s Haberdashery, with large display windows and prominent signage under a continuous awning.
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copyright owner		 Unknown photographer
Source (WP:NFCC#4) ‘’‘Original publication’’’: Likely published in a local Chatham newspaper or trade journal.’’‘Immediate source’’’: Local contemporary history groups and private collection.
Date of publication Circa 1950s–1960s
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) The Brook, Chatham
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) Illustrates the historical commercial landscape at the junction of Military Road and The Brook, showing C. H. Bernard & Sons Ltd. alongside Cooper’s Haberdashery, supporting discussion of mid-century retail architecture, naval provisioning, and Chatham’s urban redevelopment.
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free media because (WP:NFCC#1)		 A specific, dated photograph of a real historical street corner; a free alternative could not authentically reproduce the exact signage, shopfront arrangement, and period details.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Only this single image is used in the relevant article at low resolution for web viewing; no additional non-free images of the same subject or era are included.
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commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)		 Used solely for non-commercial, educational purposes on Wikipedia; modest resolution and not competing with any commercial reproductions or licensing.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Brook, Chatham//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bernards_Corner_Chatham_1950s_(2).jpgtrue

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