Hello everyone,

I've not posted here before but am looking for some help with wiring a
ceiling light. I have a strange situation where the mains wire on the
lighting cirucit for this particular fitting comes along the top of
the ceiling - i.e. the wire is visible and is fixed to the ceiling by
cable tacks. The exiting pendant light fitting was bodged so that the
wire could enter the fitting from the side rather than from behind
(through the ceiling) as would normally be the case.

Unfortunately the pendant and fitting were damaged when we moved a
large item into the house recently and they need to be replaced. I
don't want to bodge it again and was wondering if anybody knows of a
suitable lamp for use on a domestic lighting circuit which can take a
mains cable coming in from the side? I hope people can understand
what I mean. I have phoned Screwfix and they only have light fittings
that are designed to be wired from the back, thus fitting flush to the
ceiling.

Any help would be much appreciated.