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The layer of brick over the wooden beam was just for show. It went up to but barely touched the old cornice/coving. It wasn't supporting anything but itself. You can see a steel lintel across the bottom of the face I have left holding up the rest of it. The plinths were similarly pointless space wasters, built straight onto the floorboards.
New plasterer has taken a look and he's going to render quite a bit of it to secure any bits before boarding over. He seems more thorough than the last guy.