Yes that makes sense, presume safest option would be to install a lintel across the top of that 6th block where that row of bricks is and then infill above it
I’m in the process of trying to restore an old fireplace (for decorative purpose) that’s been bricked up in one of the bedrooms in my Victorian Terrace. I’ve taken a load of plaster off the chimney breast and a fair way up, but there doesn’t appear to be a lintel? Sounds a silly question but I...