The Italian Chapel at the End of the World

This is the story of a chapel made from a nissen hut by Italian prisoners of war who had fought bravely in North Africa in the battle of El-Alamein but found themselves in a prison camp on Orkney a long way from home. Using whatever materials they could find such as an old car exhaust and concrete to make a font they produced a wonderful chapel which was surprisingly moving to experience.
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[@smokingjazz5067]

Been there , fantastic

[@alanatolstad4824]

I saw it with my speech therapist friend when we took a guided bus tour, which included this stop. Fantastic indeed!

[@MarkGould13]

We visited the chapel in 2019. It is a truly amazing little place. I thought it would be underwhelming, but photographs and videos can't do justice to the craftsmanship. (Particularly considering the very limited resources available.)

[@mestesso9845]

I visited Scotland some years ago, but missed this masterpiece of Italy abroad. Many thanks for giving room to this unexpected place!

[@Matteo_Licata]

That's a moving little piece of WW2 history I didn't know about. Some parts of the Italian army performed much better than it's often believed over the conflict, but, as a modern Italian, I don't feel any pride about that. Those men were, sadly, fighting for the wrong ideas and the wrong regime. Thank you for this enjoyable and interesting video!

[@lamiaitaly2549]

Many thanks for the comment. I have sympathy for the ordinary soldiers who had no choice about anything and ended up in the north of Scotland. It’s worth a visit if you are ever in Scotland. Keep up the good work with your channel.

[@lamiaitaly2549]

Yes, it surprised me how moving it was. I almost drove past without stopping but glad I did