"charles" wrote in message
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In article , ARW

modern, not old

old too. It was in my parents' 1910 house.


Was it switched by a wall switch? Lighting sockets were common in old
properties but they seldom had remote switching.

yes, 3 sockets with one switch by the door.


That would have been a posh house then. The ones I have rewired usually were
just live lighting sockets with no switches.

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Adam