Chimney Breast Removal

The stack was removed some years ago, and now I want to remove the chimney breast from the bedroom. It is a detached 1930s house.

I can see that there is a horizontal wood beam in the attic which appears to rest on the chimney breast and then continues onto the external wall. The beam is about 2" by 3". The only thing resting on the beam are the floor boards in the attic, which is partially floored. The beam is not attached to any roofing timbers (as far as I can see).

I would like to do the removal work myself (I enjoy that sort of thing).

Is it safe to remove the chimney breast in the bedroom, because the beam is resting on the external wall?

 

There are lathes nailed to it.

As far as for it being a ceiling joist: I can't see that it is attached to any of the timbers in the roof. It seems to just run across the ceiling from one wall to another.

Thanks, David

 

Thanks, I'll do that.