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YES!As already said, its a shallow box. You can see the oval knock outs on the back and the fact the cable going up in the middle of the box.
Almost definitely an old lightswitch so again as said, no neutral.
Its not a brown, its black with dust on.
thanks cagethebird and everyone else who's helped to identify that it is indeed a Light switch!!! and the wires are black, not brown. ( I attach a much better photo)
its also at light-switch height.
I don't know why it didn't cross my mind in the first place... probably cos its in a cupboard.
Anyway, the deeper i go into this thread, the less I realise I know. Which is why I'm here in the first place I suppose.
I don't think i'll be attempting any DIY on this based on my lack of knowledge, but I'm still quite interested in the how and why of this. I've been seeing quite a few articles on line about putting an outlet on a lighting circuit and many say its absolutely fine, and provide tutorials on how to do it.
this for example:How To Wire A Plug Socket From A Light Switch? - Meter Test Lab - https://metertestlab.co.uk/how-to-wire-a-plug-socket-from-a-light-switch/#:~:text=Connecting%20the%20Socket,to%20see%20if%20it's%20working.
In my case i'd be wanting it for the purpose of a microwave, which is about 800w - would this have an impact on the theoretical idea of taking power from a light circuit? Its very convenient to do it this way if it possible as the wires are all in the perfect place.
comments on this thread seem to suggest its a no-go but other info online seems to say its fine, so i'm interested to hear what people think.
thanks