what type of chimney do i have what can i do with it?

[a13exf]

My 1962 ex council house had one of those horrible wall hung gas fires in it when I moved in which was swiftly removed and replaced temporarily with an electric fireplace, I'm not getting ready to fully re-do my living room including the fireplace.

I haven't decided yet but thoughts are either a normal inset gas fire with surround, a multi fuel stove inset into the chimney or a gas fire made to look like a log burner.

my house appears to have two chimney pots one appears to be an open fire type probably from the kitchen but this is blocked off, and a gas terminal on the other this would be from the old gas fire.

so my question is what options do I have with this:
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I'm guessing there isn't enough room to stick a new fire in there so it would need knocking out, would I then need a flue liner if I install a class 1 gas fire?

If I wanted to install a log burner I'd need more depth and would probably end up going into the old kitchen fireplace area, I guess I could just block up one chimney and use a flue liner for this?

Also the gas supply pipe used to sit infront of the chimney breast so I would drop this through the wall and link it to the back of the gas fire?[/img]

 

[a13exf]

Just to add all I would be doing would be opening up the fireplace, I wouldn't be involved in connecting any appliances or sealing anything up or testing it as I'm not qualified in anything related.

 

[a13exf]

hi sorry to bump but can anyone help?
the old fire had a sealing plate over the opening and a letterbox size slot through it, obviously an inset fire would need to go into this space so I don't know what my options are.