Strange Cable

[South Spark]

A gardener friend of mine called me in, he was cutting ivy done from a wall and sawed straight through a cable. It's not armoured but does have a copper sheath inside the rubber sheathing. It's seven core around what looks like a solid yellow plastic core. Copper diameter is 1.5 mm (approx).

Weirdly it seems to run between two houses on different streets.

Anyideas what this might be?

 

[South Spark]

P.s It,s not live!

 

[telectrix]

could it be disused cable tv

 

[nickblake]

agree with tel comms or TV go check your reception the solid yellow core could just be plastic used to strengthen the cable

 

[Des 56]

Yes have to agree it could very well be an old obsolete redifusion tv cable,they fitted them in many areas