Opening up a chimney

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Hi, i am going open my chimney so i can have a wood burner i recently took a photo of up my chimney can anyone tell me if that's a lintel in the picture it seems very low down . many thanks
 

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Hi
What it looks like is a throat restrictor. It would sit on top of the front of the fire back, and have a curved section. The lintel would be above, or higher.
 
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Quite right, you should be able to find the lintel above, although in a very old property it could be a brick arch. In any case with some plaster off it should be obvious.
 

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