Dear Ben, One final definition from the Scots Dialect Dictionary (Warrack): Brave: handsome, goodly, fine, considerable, great, capitally, in first-rate style. Note: the word is also used ironically! Cheers, Neil From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ben Croxford Sent: 19 June 2014 15:00 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Early Friday question - Brave Parlour An early Friday question: A 1720 description of a rectory - apparently "it had a brave parlour" (http://www.hslc.org.uk/show_pdf.php?item=1891-1892_51.pdf second line). What is a brave parlour? All the best, Ben Dr Ben Croxford Historic Environment Record Officer Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service 1st Floor Merton House Bootle Merseyside L20 3DL Tel: 0151 934 4958