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Thanks for the response. I've investigated further and the reinforced concrete ceiling is sitting on the exterior brick walls. Also, the beams are only 2" square, which certainly suggests that all they're really doing is holding the floorboards in place and providing a void for running...

First post for me, although this forum has been very useful in the past. I live in a 1930s block of flats constructed of red brick, and internal walls are made of thin 2" breeze blocks. Above them are reinforced concrete ceilings, on top of which are the joists. I have taken down one of...