Ah that loft looping is really sweet, I presume it was installed by candle light or something. If the cable is really from the '50s I'd be checking to see if the rubber is brittle enough to rub off the incoming singles between finger and thumb yet ?  The metal Saren clips can become live if it is which would be, shall we say, disappointing.

I agree this sort of line-up is getting pretty rare, if it was round here it would probably have become ABC (Aerial bundled cable) by now, they are actively trying to eliminate the overhead bare singles , especially ones with flying crimps like that pole has on the 6 wires that leave to the right. I am pretty sure  those 6 bumps are crimp tubes with no strain relief -  as it is now, really a new PME feed should not be taken from such a pole, as the single flying crimp in the neutral acting as a PEN is not adequate (not being a double fault to danger.).

Ah that loft looping is really sweet, I presume it was installed by candle light or something. If the cable is really from the '50s I'd be checking to see if the rubber is brittle enough to rub off the incoming singles between finger and thumb yet ?  The metal Saren clips can become live if it is which would be, shall we say, disappointing.

I agree this sort of line-up is getting pretty rare, if it was round here it would probably have become ABC (Aerial bundled cable) by now, they are actively trying to eliminate the overhead bare singles , especially ones with flying crimps like that pole has on the 6 wires that leave to the right. I am pretty sure  those 6 bumps are crimp tubes with no strain relief -  as it is now, really a new PME feed should not be taken from such a pole, as the single flying crimp in the neutral acting as a PEN is not adequate (not being a double fault to danger.).