Got to be impressed with the craftsmanship...

[Baddegg]

Still relatively new to this electrickery game so never seen cable run in these before....

 

[ipf]

@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?

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.