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	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
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