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Key Image Italian Chapel
KW17 2RT Lambholm
United Kingdom
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Congregation: Our Lady & St. Joseph in Orkney (Diocese of Aberdeen)
Geogr. Coordinates: 58.88992° N, 2.88947° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1944
Description: Church barrack from converted Nissen huts; background of the novel “The Chapel at The Edge of The World” by Kirsten McKenzie
Name derivation: After the country of origin of its builders
Building material
  • Sunken ships and other materials used in the building of war fortifications
Bells
  • Reredos depicting the Regina Pacis, after a painting by N. Barabino (19th century)
History:
1944:   Built by Italian prisoners of war under the direction of Domenico Chiocchetti
11/04/1960:   Restoration by Chiochetti
Sources
Chapel Preservation Committee: Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Scotland’s Churches Trust: Web-Eintrag „Italian Chapel“, scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/the-italian-chapel-lambholm-orkney, 27.06.2015
Visit Orkney: The Italian Chapel, https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/the-italian-chapel-p253741
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