Source for 'nice' electrical ceiling roses?

[Andrew Bodenham]

Revising the lighting in a bedroom in my Edwardian house. There are plenty of suppliers of interesting light switches, including some simple bakelite toggle switches which seem to fit the bill. But it's proving hard to find some repro ceiling roses to replace the standard white modern ones. By ceiling rose I mean the electrical connection box for a pendant light rather than an item of ornate plasterwork. I suppose I'm looking for something bakelite flavoured, with a bit of moulding or shaping, the sort of thing that might have been installed just post-war.

Does anybody have an contacts for a suitable product, at a reasonable price?

 

[jon]

Are these what you're looking for?

http://www.periodhouseshops.com/acatalog/Period_House_Shop_Bakelite_52.html

 

[MdB]

Are these what you're looking for?

http://www.periodhouseshops.com/acatalog/Period_House_Shop_Bakelite_52.html

 

[Andrew Bodenham]

Very much the sort of thing, but the £25 price tag is a bit eyewatering - especially when I start counting up how many I'd need to do the whole house!

 

[MdB]

How about £42.50 then?
http://www.periodfeatures.net/acatalog/Ceiling_Roses.html

 

[Flyfisher]

At those prices and with a whole house to do, something like this might be of use: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-AWSL-Woodturning-Lathe-780606.htm
Time permitting, of course.

 

[jon]

They are somewhat pricey - you could try ebay

They have bakelite roses for £12.99 and a mock one (plastic) for £3.69

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380057486088#ht_1903wt_0

May be worth a look

 

[AMc]

I notice those ebay ones are from "Toowoomba, QLD, Australia". They look lovely but don't mention any EU/UK safety standards. I'd hate to spend a load of money and then have my building control officer tell me to pull them all out or my electrician refuse to fit them.

Does anyone know off hand which safety standards they would need to comply with to be legal?