In article , Lurch wrote:
I have a property of that period similarly wired.
Live loops around switches, neutral between ceiling roses -
quite confusing till you get your head round it!
Wouldn't suprise me if this was done for cheapness.
With new additions to mine, I've tended to adopt modern
wiring protocols (rightly or wrongly).

That is modern protocol, just not as common as the 'loop-in'
method. It's not wrong, just different.

It sounds less than wise to me, because you end up with
unbalanced currents in different cables. Wouldn't this do
undesirable things where the cable was (say) in a length of
metal conduit?

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