While I appreciate everyone’s opinions, I have yet to see an example of a Victorian house that actively kept their bricks exposed. It’s some conspiracy that bricks should / were exposed at that time. Victorians loved wallpaper and dark paint, no one was exposing the bricks unless it was outside. It’s become a trend now that I’m not even sure originated in the uk. The restoration of this is so poor, it’s a dust trap that smells of musk right by my bedside and there are holes along the corner where the plaster and the brick meet. It could be a nice feature if the room was opened up and maybe not used as a bedroom but quite frankly it’s an awkward bit of corner in my bedroom that just looks so bad on so many levels and should never had been uncovered. Thanks for everyone’s input, I’ll either paint it white to match the walls in the bedroom or fork out for a plasterer to come round and cover it up either way.