Odd Question About Lighting Pendants...

[Pete E]

My apologies if this is in the wrong forum but I posted it here as I thought it was a fairly general non technical question ....

A few years ago I was changing light shades as a favour for someone who lived in an ex council property (3 bedroom house) and noticed that in the two main bedrooms, the lighting pendants were situated well off centre of the room. In each case they were biased well towards the window...

When I mentioned this to the owner, she commented that it was how bedroom lighting used to be installed in the council houses in that area. I would guess the Estate was built in the 40's and had last been rewired in the late 70s/80s...

I grew up living on a council estate of the same era but belonging to a different council, and our pendants were in the centre of the bed room ceilings..

So was this this off centre installation common in the past and if so, does anybody know the thinking behind it?

Thanks in advance,

Peter

 

[Squid]

To late sorry ignore wrong post doh

You just quoted it for posterity so you can find it when doing a search when the wife's out at bingo....... ;o)))))

 

[ruston]

Another thing was the modesty opening bedroom door . The door would not open to the wall , but to the centre of the room to shield the bed from anyone opening it.

 

[DPG]

Another thing was the modesty opening bedroom door . The door would not open to the wall , but to the centre of the room to shield the bed from anyone opening it.

I think that was the difference between American and English houses traditionally - English stately homes, etc had doors which were in a corner and opened inwards, unlike American ones. English people didn't want to make a grand entrance, but to be able to look in to the room first to see who was in.

Jeez I know some crap me. Have I made this up? Who know?

I'm expecting some dumb or optimistic ratings for this one

 

[ruston]

No , you have it about right . The bedroom doors opened to centre of the room , not to the adjoining room wall.
Some of the older houses I have worked in are still like that.