The Builder
The Builder was first published in 1843 and under the editorship of George Godwin (1844-83) it developed into "the most important and successful professional paper of its kind with a readership well beyond the architectural and building world". It featured not only landmark buildings – with fabulous illustrations – but also articles on more practical aspects of the building trade, sanitation and so on. Further background here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_(magazine)
Some issues of The Builder are available online (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=builder) but many are not searchable. It would be wonderful if the British Newspaper Archive could spearhead a campaign to bring together back copies of The Builder – it's a resource of national importance that deserves a higher profile, in my view.
Graham Barker
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Anonymous
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This publication is an absolute goldmine for anyone interested in (particularly) builders and architects during the Victorian era (but continues down to the present day). It is so voluminous that searching by hand is extremely laborious, so it would be wonderful to have it online. Many of the illustrations are of the highest quality. It is the primary source for all matters related to building and of great historical interest.