I suspect, like many others, we have seen images of the Italian Chapel at Lamb Holm, Orkney. You have to see it in the flesh to appreciate the skill of its creators.
Lyness, Isle of Hoy. This is the site of the Scapa Flow museum which is housed in some of the buildings which formed part of a massive military base. The main exhibition is housed in the pump house. The pumps were steam driven and were installed to pump heavy fuel oil to and from the ships. The original boilers, pumps and associated equipment are worth preserving in its own right. The remaining oil tank contains other exhibits and is used to show a film.
Signs of the logistics and infrastructure associated with this base are evident. Its own railway, standard and narrow gauge Accommodation for up to 40,000 service personnel, a cinema, laundry, etc. 11,000 tons of fuel oil. Vast amounts of stores. Workshops to manufacture boom nets.
The first enemy plane shot down. First bomb dropped. First civilian death as the result of an air attack.
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