Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon
Saint George and the Dragon

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The sculpture was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. The artist, from Moena, Italy, was one of the prisoners. The base of the statue contains all of the prisoners names and some Italian coins. The statue itself represents the prisoners triumph over defeat and loneliness during the years of captivity on Lamb Holm.
Title

Saint George and the Dragon

Date

1943

Medium

barbed wire & concrete

Accession number

KW17_PA_S016

Work type

Sculpture

Work status

extant

Listing status

A (Scotland)

Unveiling date

1943

Listing date

04/06/87

Access

at all times

Inscription description

D di C, ITALIANI, Li 7-8-1943

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Located at

Lamb Holm, Orkney

KW17 2SF

Located near to the Italian Chapel.