''The British Workman'' was an English

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periodical, published monthly by Partridge and Co in London. The publishing house of S. W. Partridge & Co. was founded by

Thomas Bywater Smithies Thomas Bywater Smithies (27 August 1817 – 20 July 1883) was an English radical publisher and campaigner for temperance and animal welfare. He was the founder and editor of the broadsheet periodical ''The British Workman''. Biography Smithie ...

of York in 1855 in order to publish ''The British Workman''.The British Workman Magazine - Archives Hub
It was published between 1855 and 1892, and aimed to "promote the health, wealth and happiness of the working classes". It was illustrated with contemporary engravings, with many numbers having the first page given over to a single engraving. The text, written by a number of authors, was a mixture of socialism and Protestantism. It was a strong advocate of temperance, and was "dedicated to the industrial classes". Collections of the magazine are held in a number of libraries including the

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in Oxford; and the

Heatherbank Museum of Social Work The Heatherbank Museum of Social Work is part of the Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, and is believed to be the only museum dedicated to social work. The museum was founded in the early Victorian house of Heatherbank, Milngavie in 1975 ...

, which holds an incomplete run of annual bound copies from 1855 to 1892. Selected issues and further information on the magazine can be found on the Business, Labour, Trade and Temperance site
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