During the 2nd World War a group of Italian POWs were stationed on the Orkneys.
They were given an old army Nissen hut to worship in and set about transforming it into a veritable cathedral.
They scrounged materials and paint and transformed the place into a work of Art.
One of the POWs fell in love with an Orkney girl and left his heart in the Orkneys forever.
Amazing paintings!
They were just ordinary soldiers – not artists. I thought they did brilliantly.
Several were shot for sex offences. Several imprisoned for theft and the rest deported.
Morag – I’m sure that is true.
Amazing is an understatement. Thank you.
It is all the more wonderful when you consider that they were not a bunch of artists – just ordinary POWs.
Yes!!
Reblogged this on Opher's World and commented:
What an achievement.