old ceiling light fitting - replace or let sleeping dogs lie?

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hi,

Was looking to update the lighting in the spare bedroom, & the shade I want comes complete with pendant fitting. Hadn't really looked at what was there already (had house 7 years) & first impressions weren't great - see photo.

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Best guess is that someone wired a new cable into the old cable, maybe through a box of some kind, then stuck some tape over it. there's no screw in rose fitting to easily replace, & no idea of the vintage.

Options are:

1) Investigate the 'cable to a cable', if need be replace with a junction box & hang new light fitting that way (not a heavy light shade, but heavier than current one)
2) Get a professional in to update the fitting.

My wallet says 1, but will go for 2 if it's a safety issue - any views appreciated!
 

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Do you have access to the area above the ceiling ,is that the loft ?
If so ,it should be fairly easy to alter what you have now ,and fit your new light fitting.
 
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Do you have access to the area above the ceiling ,is that the loft ?
If so ,it should be fairly easy to alter what you have now ,and fit your new light fitting.

Afraid not - old townhouse, that's the ground floor ceiling, someone else has the floor above, so I'd be coming in from below only.

Yes, you need a 'ceiling rose' which will need fixing to the ceiling.
Hopefully there will be a joist above the centre of the moulding.

hopefully! don't believe the rose is original, so replacing wouldn't be the end of the world. Just a PITA, as the height (~ 11'6'') makes too much exploration myself tricky.

thx for responses
 
There could be a rose under all that plaster and paint ?
Just to highlight this post, so the op takes more notice...

It does look like there may be a plastic ceiling rose in the middle of the plaster ceiling rose, that has been covered with filler and paint.

Does the centre bit feel like hollow plastic?
 

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