Old Electrical Equipment - MK cooker control unit
Flush mounted cooker control unit.
45A cooker control with socket outlet
This giant sized cooker control dates from the era when a kitchen only had one electrical appliance - the cooker. A socket is included in case the household had the luxury of an electric kettle.
The faceplate is metal, and when removed, the central plastic section remains in place.
The backbox for these is equally massive - over 2 inches deep, and the same size as the faceplate. Two double size modern boxes will easily fit into the same space.
For some reason, MK still manufacture a cooker unit of this size. The modern one has square switches and red neon indicators, but is otherwise identical.