Thanks Yves, Anglia Script is really nice and exactly what I'm after, although I wish it had a "proper" capital A.

You might also have a look at the script font samples shown in the Script Font ID Guide, Part 13 (Ornate Script fonts). Part 10 has Antique Handwriting, which also includes some rather fancy styles. The Script Font Reference List (linked from each Guide page) shows the sources and designer information for any you are interested in.

Scriptina from aspostrophiclab. It can be found at DaFonts. Unlike Sloop I'd never use it for more than one word. Dan

thanks mike and daniel. wow, the bickham script alternates are unbelievable.

Well, on the top of my (bald) head I'd say Psy-Ops
has the delicate Anglia, and Bickham Script has lots
of flourishes too. There's lots more though.