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What do you mean you lost the three wires.

He says 'loosed' which I'm taking for 'loosened' or 'has now removed them from the fitting'... I could be wrong.
 
If the pic he posted in post #3 is as they were originally grouped in the original light then there should still be a In & Out feed, so the other light should work.
 
You have all the lights working now?
What did you do?
I had no concept that those 'three' red wires must be looped touching each other all the time, i prised a bit away to fit it in the rose fixture, it won't fit as is. nightmare, naïve of me but i've learnt something...i started the day replacing the kitchen fixture but the connections are modern so simple, this is horrid
 
It's a bit of a cultural thing. The wiring you have is a standard "British" arrangement, used from around 1960 until fairly recently.
Most decorative light fittings are made for "European" wiring, where it's unusual to have any more than one cable going to a fitting.
Most electricians in this country seem to have moved towards this single cable to the fitting now, with the loop in and out often moved to the switch instead.
Now that you've fitted the new light, no wires must be left just twisted together.
 

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