On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:37:31 +0100, Tanner-'op wrote:

Before retiring, I worked in several parts of the country over several
years - and on each job, a patress was... yes, a patress - which meant a
surface mounted switch/socket box (and that was understood by the local
tradesmen as well as us 'outsiders'. That seems pretty "national" to
me.

Ah but the wiki entry refers to flush as well as surface mount boxen...

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Cheers
Dave.