Badenoch admits that there was no plan.

Allira

The Parlour was for chatting, I think, for entertaining visitors.

Is it from the French parler?

You’re probably right.
My Grandmother had a dining room a kitchen, a living room and a parlour. We rarely went in there, but she used the parlour for meetings with the TWG ladies and there was certainly enough talking going on.

The parlour was the 'best' room. Kept for visitors and special occasions.

I think that social historians or sociologists would say it was something of a status symbol, too in Victorian/Edwardian times, as it meant that the family had enough 'means' to be able to have a room in their house that was practically unused.

MaizieD, practically unused is right.
Apart from TWG meetings and listening to the piano being played, the only other time we children were allowed in was to dust!!

We didn't have a parlour.
We must have been low status.

Allira

We didn't have a parlour.
We must have been low status.

We didn’t either, only my grandparents. I suppose we moved down the status ladder. 😥

My aunt kept her “parlour” although she never called it that right up to when she died, in the 80s. The generation before my aunt - so my grandfather etc, were still alive when I was a child, and their parlour was entirely Victorian, it’s fireplace with the two dogs and those Victorian vases glass epergnes on the dining table covered in that velvet type (?) cloth

It was only used at Christmas and occasional Sundays. It had a piano in it.

They were Methodists (Cornish) and when she died I found large books with Sunday readings - which I presume was read out aloud to the family, as well as well thumbed bibles snd hymn books.

The furniture was bought (at a guess when they got married) in 1939.

Still dredging this up...to what end? A large number of British people wanted to leave the EU, while most politicians didn't. Cameron underestimated the former and lost his gamble.

mum2three

Still dredging this up...to what end? A large number of British people wanted to leave the EU, while most politicians didn't. Cameron underestimated the former and lost his gamble.

It’s never going to end mum2three. There’s a new term I heard yesterday coined by the Polish PM - Breturn.

He is a real Anglophile and was devastated at the result.

It’s never going to end. Those who voted to leave may or may not be happy with the out come. Those who voted remain are not happy with the outcome.
But who knows how many of the CBB group are among the complainers?

It will end. Gen Z's and younger aren't remotely interested.

My mother was stunned as over time Germany became a friend. As a teen in London during the war she was amazed how time changes everything.

You are of course joking Louella12.
www.statista.com/statistics/1393682/brexit-opinion-poll-by-age/

Breturn yes!!! Bring it on👏👏👏

Louella12

It will end. Gen Z's and younger aren't remotely interested.

My mother was stunned as over time Germany became a friend. As a teen in London during the war she was amazed how time changes everything.

It will end. Gen Z's and younger aren't remotely interested.

Where's the source for that statement? I'm genuinely interested because I've heard it said quite a few times.

If there's a study that's been done - I'd like to see it. Not for you to prove anything, but out of interest.

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