Italian chapel on Lamb Holm constructed from a nissen hut isle of orkney built by Italian prisoners during World War II.


The Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland, was built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. The prisoners were stationed on the island between 1942 and 1945 to help in construction of the Churchill Barriers.


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