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Task lights for a kitchen in a Victorian terrace (back rooms)

A Victorian terrace (back rooms) usually has a ceiling of about 2.40 m (our estimate by house type — measure yours). For the kitchen task light over a 75 cm table a pendant can drop at most 90 cm; 1871 models fit.

Victorian terrace (back rooms) · kitchen · task · change

Lights for this

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How it hangs

  • Typical ceiling height≈2.40 m
  • Deepest ceiling light keeping 2.00 m headroom40 cm
  • Longest drop over a 75 cm table90 cm
  • Models that fit1871
  • Price from£34

Worked out, not measured

How we work it out

  • Ceiling height by house type from architectural sources — an estimate, not a measurement; lowest point 2.00 m above the floor to walk under, or 75 cm above a table. Checked against 2088 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 1871 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Ceiling (m)Clear height keptDeepest ceiling light (cm)
2.42.00 m40

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