MonasteryItalian Chapel

out of 100 points
based on 6 reviews
No. 1 out of 1 Church / Cathedral / Monastery in Lamb Holm

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out of 100
Overall rating includes:
75
Accessibility
89
"Must See"-Factor
100
Budget Friendliness
99
Ambiance
85
Architecture

Address Lamb Holm
Lamb Holm
KW17 2RX

Telephone: +44(1856)872856

Fax: +44(1856)875056

Websites

Official Homepage

Surroundings

Highland Park Distillery
(5.9 miles)

External reviews Church / Cathedral / Monastery Italian ChapelAll external reviews

Igougo.com

64%

very good

Visiting the Italian chapel was something "completely unique" for this reviewer. Built by Italian war prisoners using "two Nissen huts", the inside of the chapel is "beautifully decorated" and its "Italian style" offers a contrast with the "Northern landscape" he found "striking". Beyond the actual building, what was "fascinating" were the "human stories", and Italian relatives of prisoners visiting the place lent it a "wonderful spiritual feeling".

_Other online-review or community

74%

perfection!

The author of this review on the Orkney Islands in general devotes a long paragraph to the Italian Chapel. She recounts how the Italian prisoners turned their bleak surroundings "into a thing of beauty". To her, the "charming" chapel meant "a way to defeat loneliness" for the prisoners as much as a "work of art". What impressed her was the "most extraordinary material" that was used in the construction, mostly old building materials that were recycled. The humble origins of the building materials is cleverly disguised with paint made to "resemble brickwork" that had a "real three dimensio [more]

_Other offline-lexicon

80%

perfection!

In this article from the book that accompanies the BBC2 series 'Coast', the author recounts the history of the building of the Italian Chapel by Italian prisoners-of-war. Out of their "homesickness" and of the "strength of their religious faith" grew a "replica of a Renaissance chapel". Using only "the barest materials", the men "pooled" their skills to create a "tiny patch of Italy" in the "elaborate" architecture made of two "grimly functional" Nissen huts. Today, the chapel "speaks volumes" to the visiting public about the "strength of mind and heart" of these Italians and the power of t [more]