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| Description | A historic‐quality colour photograph showing Gillingham High Street in Medway, Kent. The image captures the parade of historic shopfronts, street furniture and pedestrians, illustrating the town’s streetscape in the late 20th century. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Unknown. The creator of the original image is unidentified. |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: The image was originally published by a local community member via a post in a historical Facebook group dedicated to sharing old images and memories of Gillingham and the surrounding Medway area. The image appears to have originated from a personal photo collection. Immediate source: Contemporary local Facebook history group focused on Medway and Gillingham. The photo was uploaded by an anonymous community contributor. |
| Date of publication | Exact date unknown, but the image was likely first shared in its digital form on Facebook sometime between 2018 and 2023. |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Gillingham High Street (Kent) |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | This image will be included in the Gillingham High Street (Kent) Wikipedia article to visually support the “History” or “Town Centre” section. It captures a vibrant, now-lost scene of Gillingham High Street with intact decorative paving, vintage street furniture, and historical shopfronts—including a distinctive corner pub—offering essential visual context for understanding the town’s former architectural identity. Its inclusion gives readers a deeper appreciation of the street's transformation and urban decline over the decades. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
There are no known public domain or freely licensed photographs of Gillingham High Street during this particular period that show these specific features. A recreation or modern image would not accurately represent the original built environment, which has been irrevocably altered. Therefore, the image is considered irreplaceable in documenting the specific loss of streetscape and architectural features. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The image will be used only once, in a single relevant section of the Gillingham, Kent article. It will not be reused across multiple articles or platforms and will be uploaded at a resolution only sufficient for educational display, not high enough for commercial reuse or replication. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The image is used strictly for educational and historical documentation purposes on Wikipedia, a non-commercial platform. It is not being reproduced for sale, monetized distribution, or any use that would infringe on or compete with any commercial opportunity the original owner might have had, especially since the original author is unknown and no market value is evident. |
| Other information | This image is an invaluable snapshot of Gillingham High Street’s former character. It documents the aesthetic quality and public investment in street design that existed in the mid-to-late 20th century—features which have since disappeared. The image provides historical insight that is otherwise undocumented in freely available media and contributes substantially to Wikipedia’s role in preserving public knowledge of regional architectural history. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Gillingham High Street (Kent)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coloured_photograph_of_Gillingham_High_Street,_Medway.jpgtrue | |
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| Description | Coloured historical photograph of Gillingham High Street in Medway, Kent, showing decorative paving, historic street furniture, period shopfronts, and a corner pub—all of which no longer exist in the modern streetscape. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Unknown |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Local contemporary Facebook history group focused on Medway area |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Gillingham, Kent |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | This image is included in the Gillingham High Street (Kent) article to visually illustrate the character and appearance of the High Street during a now-lost historical period. It supports the section discussing urban change and decline by showing specific physical features—such as ornamental paving, street furniture, and architectural facades—that no longer exist, providing a unique visual record of the town’s former civic investment and identity. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
No free or public domain alternatives exist that show the same features during this historical period. Modern photos cannot substitute, as the structures and elements in this image have been permanently removed or altered. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This image will be used only once within the Gillingham High Street (Kent) article. It will not be used in other articles or Wikimedia projects. It will be uploaded at a resolution appropriate for display, but not suitable for print or reuse. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The use of this image on Wikipedia poses no harm to any potential commercial interests. It is used solely for non-commercial, educational purposes in a historic context. The uploader is not profiting from the image and no market competition with the original poster or photographer is involved. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Gillingham, Kent//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coloured_photograph_of_Gillingham_High_Street,_Medway.jpgtrue | |
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| current | 00:02, 15 June 2025 | | 387 × 258 (99 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
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