What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
The statue of St George at the Italian Chapel in Orkney Islands was built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II, around 1942–1943. It is a small but significant example of Italian craftsmanship and religious devotion in a temporary chapel constructed during the war.
Places near here
Italian Chapel St. Mary's OrkneyChurch, cross or graveyard · 1 yd
Churchill Barriers MemorialMemorial · 61 yd
Lamb HolmConcrete Structure(s) (20th Century) · 286 yd
Lamb Holm, Italian Chapel, StatueStatue (20th Century) · 304 yd
Italian Chapel MemorialMemorial · 308 yd
The Interior of The Italian Chapel, Lambholme, Orkney IslandsChurch, cross or graveyard · 344 yd
The Italian ChapelHeritage attraction · 391 yd
St Mary's BayBay · 1083 yd
GraemeshallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1206 yd
Bay of SandberBay · 1.1 mi
Glims HolmIsland · 1.1 mi
Sheeptracks and boulder beach, Glimps HolmBeach · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: David Wyatt · CC BY-SA 2.0