Bricking a window up

[silverhornet]

I have just removed a walk in pantry which used to house a non-double-glazed window, I now need to brick it up in order to mount a corner unit.

The existing window is butt up against an internal wall with a stone lintel. Both sides of the cavity are brick. I don't want to remove the window if I can help it (first floor maisonnette) due to deed restrictions and brick matching so I was hoping to brick it up on the inside only and leave the glazing in place. I'm not planning on staying here forever so the threat of a window roting is not paramount (it's been here since the 50's and still going strong)

So, the main questions here are:

1) Do I need to bed in the bricks on both sides of the opening (left and right) or just the one I can get to easily and tie in the other side (butt against the internal wall)?

2) Do I need to do anything about a vertical damp proof as I will be bringing the cavity with both leaves of the walls on the inside of the window.

3) Should I do anything to protect the outer face of the bricks - marine ply, tarp etc?

4) Shall I just remove the window and brick it up!?!

Simple jobs seem to be getting anything but

 

[Thermo]

if you are not planning to remove the window it will look pants from the outside. you may not have an issue with it but if someone is buying the place they may well have. Either take the window out and do the whole job, or infill the interior opening with studwork and insulate and palsterboard it. That way you will have a wall to hang the cupboard on and it can be removed if need be to reopen the window.