Orkney: The Italian Chapel No.1 by mark.spooner

Photography • Monochrome/Black and White • posted on Oct 30, 2008

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The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney was built by Italian prisoners of war captured in Africa during World War II. The prisoners were stationed on the island between 1942 and 1945 to help in construction of the Churchill Barriers at Scapa Flow. The chapel was constructed from two Nissen huts joined end-to-end. The corrugated interior was then covered with plasterboard and the altar and altar rail were constructed from concrete left over from work on the barriers. This capture is of the detail over the entrance. Many thanks to all of you who have viewed and/or commented on my last capture.