There are three openings between the hall and kitchen. Two at ground level (an internal window and a doorway) and one upstairs (a sort of Juliette balcony from Jo’s study).
We have cut the two ground floor openings. We have cut the openings using a Stihl saw and then have pulled out the masonry (but not before installing a lintel above the opening!). Using a Stihl saw is a little gentler on the wall that bashing it with big hammers and chisels.
You can start to see the jumble of stones that make up the inside of the wall. It is a fairly fragile structure and needs to be shown a certain level of respect.
The opening on the right is the door from the hall into the kitchen (or at least it will be!). The opening on the left is a large internal window between hall and kitchen. What you can see here is the back of the outer set of stones that makes up the wall.
The three openings between the hall and the kitchen are shown here, but from the other side of the wall. The hall wall is to camera right here.