Got to be impressed with the craftsmanship...

Capping and casing reused....original vir's removed, by the looks.
Another section of the trade that used to be.
I don't see much these days as I do very little domestic but seen loads in the past....usually either too dirty or cream crackered to keep for reminders.
This, believe it or not, was a supply to two really big old houses, supplies side by side, meters one either side. I was working on the other one and got DNO involved.

....and through to the other side.

Still installing it, problem?? LOL

@ipf, genuinely interesting and I can't recall when I last saw any in this area. Single-core non-armoured PILC service cable. I am trying to guess the conductor gauge, whether it's normal 0.0225 sq ins. (7/.064) or heavier.

I presume the DNO split off the shared service, but did they also replace this service cable? How was it configured where it entered the property - was there a joint at the far end of that wooden casing?

from the outside an Exel switch-fuse but was quite surprised what was on the inside.

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I should do a whole thing about splitters and multiway versions of familiar switchfuses. We were caught out by a Simplex 60A cast-iron one many years ago. The SF was on a submain that we wanted to re-purpose but as it was in use when we did the recce and the lid is interlocked shut while switched on, we didn't look inside the SF. When we returned to do the work, as well as the expected 60A there was also a 30A pup fuse inside feeding some other sub-board that we hadn't allowed for, as the cable disappeared out of a back-entry into a cupboard on the other side of the wall. Caused us a headache as we had no way to re-feed it and hadn't allowed for the extra load.

There was loads of wooden casing/capping in a newish church we were working in recently, the huge notches in the joists had caused them to sag an awful lot, especially as many of the notches were right in the centre of the joists. Couldn't remove the casings as they were now jammed in the notch in the joists.

Cancelled

Lucien Nunes said:

@ipf, genuinely interesting and I can't recall when I last saw any in this area. Single-core non-armoured PILC service cable. I am trying to guess the conductor gauge, whether it's normal 0.0225 sq ins. (7/.064) or heavier.

I presume the DNO split off the shared service, but did they also replace this service cable? How was it configured where it entered the property - was there a joint at the far end of that wooden casing?

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Lucien. It is in a quite prosperous area of Salford, a very large semi. I was asked to do an EICR for a business customer.
The main reason for getting the DNO involved were the earthing arrangements...the conduit through the wall having no connection, it looked like it had an original external connection on each end... plus the fact that I couldn't locate the main incomer...it was in the other house.
After wasting a few hours, I finally got access to next door but I couldn't see where the cables entered the house, it was underneath the stairs, and nor could I get underfloor access....the householder not being very happy. The DNO arrived an hour after calling them and made things safe, temporarily. They arranged with both parties for access the following week to install separate supplies. I didn't get to see the removal, unfortunately.
The original installation is definitely pre WWII. Get the earth soldering. That was obviously done later (insulated), I would guess by the Authority.