1994

HY4800 : The altar art of the Italian chapel of Orkney

taken 30 years ago, near to Graemeshall, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland

The altar art of the Italian chapel of Orkney
The altar art of the Italian chapel of Orkney
To paint brickwork where no brickwork exists; to establish grandeur in a Nissen hut; to produce something positive when your life is at its lowest ebb; the Italian prisoners of war achieved it all here in Orkney.

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Category: Chapel
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Nissen Hut [28] · Nissen Hut by Italian Prisoners [16] · Altar [10] ·
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HY4800, 157 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Des Colhoun   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 18 July, 1994   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 27 March, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 488 006 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:53.3918N 2:53.3411W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 488 006
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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