the lintel sounds fine so long as there aren't concentrated loads from above or that the formation of the opening doesn't remove buttressing or restrain to an adjacent wall...
regards
andrew
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Andrew Cartlidge BEng(Hons) MIStructE CEng
Chartered Structural Engineers http://www.beamcalcs.co.uk
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