Fireplace lintel

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I'd like to put a large wooden beam across my 1930's fireplace and open it up for a stove exactly like this:

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The overall span of the chimney breast is 5ft and I assume it is single skin brickwork.

Would I need to put an angle iron or reinforced concrete lintel above the beam to take the weight ? This is downstairs and there is a chimney breast in the bedroom above it.

I initially thought of using the wooden beam as the lintel but wood shrinks with heat so might not be a good idea structurally ?
 
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