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I would guess it is using the archaic meaning of Brave "Fine or splendid in appearance" (from the OED) So they are saying that the house as a whole was a bit of a dump, but the parlour was still in good order and looked much better than the rest of the house. Rod Millard Historic Environment Record Officer Planning and Transport Development Bath and North East Somerset Council PO Box 5006 Bath BA1 1JG Tel: 01225 477653 Fax: 01225 477663 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Web: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/tourism-and-heritage/archaeology Office Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work and visit. 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 <>This message is intended for named addressees only and may contain confidential, privileged or commercially sensitive information. If you are not a named addressee and this message has come to you in error you must not copy, distribute or take any action on its content. Please return the message to the sender by replying to it immediately and then delete it from your computer and destroy any copies of it. All e-mail communications sent to or from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council may be subject to recording and / or monitoring in accordance with current legislation. This message does not create or vary any contractual relationship between Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and you. Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communication medium and Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure that this message is virus-free, it is the recipient's responsibility to carry out virus checks as appropriate and ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect their systems or data. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council does not accept any responsibility in this regard. ********************************************************************** The contents of this email message, and any attachments, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The message does not necessarily express the views of Bath & North East Somerset Council and should be considered personal unless there is a specific statement to the contrary. If you have received this email in error you may not take any action based on it, nor should you copy or show this to anyone; please reply to it and highlight the error to the sender, then delete the message from your system. The provision of links to Web sites which are not part of the Bath & North East Somerset Council domain are provided for convenient information sharing purposes. The Council is not responsible for the reliability of these links, or the information provided, and it is not intended to imply endorsement of the site. Subscribe to Inform - the free weekly e-newsletter from Bath & North East Somerset Council Click http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/inform3 Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to Live, Work and Visit. **********************************************************************