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If you want to remove the stump you ought to remove the wall in an arch over the root to allow access, otherwise it will probably collapse. Is it yours? You should shore the remaining wall up while you do this, to stabilise it and protect yourself. The root has already buckled the masonry...

Both too knackered for me. I didn't think we'd reached that point where the resto project was worth more than the museum display piece.

I'd have to advise against knocking the cups out with a bar, as it's not coming out straight, so will affect the inside of the head tube, and possibly the cup too, whereas the expanding tool pushes evenly all the way round. Id also advise against using a vice to press in the cups, as you are...

Either use a 126 or pay a professional to rejig the dropouts to 130 - they need to be parallel too. I've seen plenty of nice old bikes with broken dropouts after years of use with the wrong hub - and repaired quite a few of them, but you've bought a quality piece, so do it properly.

Looks like a Klein to me. Early, pro-race model, hand built by Kevin himself.

I think you can buy the roller bearings new - it's the races that might be impossible