On Dec 18, 2:38 am, John Rumm wrote:
[1] At my previous place (built 1956) I rewired the next door neighbours
property for them (other half of the semi), and that still had its
original wiring (and about 8 sockets in the whole house!). That was all
VIR, separate earth, and was wired as a radial with a 30A rewireable
fuse for protection)

Was that out of the goodness of your heart, or to prevent their
electrics burning your house down? :-)