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{{subst:di-orphaned non-free use-notice|1=Historical photo of The Brook c.1920s passing King Street - Chatham.jpg}} ~~~~Summary
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| Description | A circa 1920s street photograph showing a tram passing along King Street in The Brook, Chatham, with rows of Victorian terraces and shopfronts lining the road. The tram occupies the center of the frame, framed by overhead wires and kerbside details typical of interwar urban transport. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Unknown photographer |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: Jim Patmore via private Facebook history group Immediate source: Local Contemporary History Group (Facebook) |
| Date of publication | Circa 1920s |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | The Brook, Chatham |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | Illustrates the interwar streetscape and tramway operations on King Street, providing visual evidence of The Brook’s urban fabric before mid-20th-century demolitions. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
No free or public-domain images capture this specific scene; modern recreations would lack authenticity. This original photograph is unique and irreplaceable for documenting the lost streetscape. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | Used only in the relevant historical article on The Brook; displayed at low resolution and only where directly pertinent to the discussion of urban change. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
Employed solely for educational and non-commercial purposes; low resolution and contextual use preclude commercial exploitation. |
| Other information | All buildings visible in the photograph were demolished during subsequent slum clearance and redevelopment; no structures in this view survive today. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Brook, Chatham//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Historical_photo_of_The_Brook_c.1920s_passing_King_Street_-_Chatham.jpgtrue | |
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| current | 08:01, 23 October 2025 | | 405 × 246 (175 KB) | OathOn (talk | contribs) | lighting correction, made more clearer |
| 00:07, 13 July 2025 | No thumbnail | 405 × 246 (104 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 13:00, 12 July 2025 | No thumbnail | 675 × 410 (248 KB) | OathOn (talk | contribs) |
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