"James Salisbury" wrote in message
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I was wondering how the sockets were wired up.... it's an old house as
well, and the sockets are blatently old. I may get an electrician in;
although it's possible the neighbourhood had a powercut a few times
during the day - but unlikely i'd suggest.


How old is old? Are they round pin or square?

Round-ISH... i can just tell they're old, they're not the same design as
modern mains sockets, and the switches aren't the same design as what i'd
consider 'modern' plugs.