[Arran]

I can see what you mean, it looks like it was worked on by one of the cut N' pigtail artists, I can't help but notice that not a single resistor was changed, fortunately it looks like the just bypassed the original Bakelite blocks rather then removing them. If it was a Canadian model then it would would not normally work on 230 volts, cabinet does not look like a British Philco. Do you have any pictures of the top of the chassis? Someone also failed to putt the steel wool aside on the dial escutcheon, they originally had a tinted lacquer on them to make them look like antique bronze.
Regards
Arran