We have this lovely little open fireplace in the (no longer red) red room that we’re planning on fitting a small stove into but it needs a bit of demolition/masonry love before we can get woodstove Owen in (another Owen!)

So I spent a bit of time in March clearing out the debris and removing the side stones to expose the internal slate lintel and make sure the opening had enough clearance for the stove.

Just need to remove the metal rods (they’re kind of extra lintel support) and get K in to repoint the stonework and it’ll be good to go.

Update soon when the stove is fitted!