Yes, the old cloth-covered wiring is what I have - reddish-brown (but not waxy). Unfortunately there has been a new meter and fusebox fitted somtime, so a picture won't help. There are 2 white T+E cables from the fuseboard which go to a junction box in the meter cupboard where they join to the...
Thanks for that. I've followed all the conduit under most of the 1st floor and I'm pretty certain there are no boxes. I didn't consider the switch boxes themselves as the junction points (though obviously I checked all the connections in those and the rose before taking up boards). I'll have...
My GF hall light (on a 2-way switch system)stopped working so I investigated the circuit. There are only 2 supply wires in the ceiling roses downstairs so I was confidently expecting to find junction boxes under the 1st floor somewhere. All the underfloor wiring is old-style single wires in...