What you'll hear inside Italian Chapel:

• 1
  Altarpiece – Madonna and Child

  A tempera Madonna and Child painted directly onto the apse wall, forming the focal point of the Italian Chapel.

• 2
  Wrought Iron Rood Screen and Gate

  Handcrafted by prisoner blacksmith Giuseppe Palumbi over four months, the screen bears the monograms IHS and Maria.

• 3
  Facade with Bell Tower

  Cast entirely in concrete by Italian prisoners, the facade conceals the original Nissen hut behind columns, a bell tower, and Gothic pinnacles, giving the chapel the look of a proper church.

• 4
  Baptismal Font

  One of the chapel's most inventive features: a car exhaust pipe encased in concrete, with a base moulded from a lorry suspension spring — a testament to the prisoners' remarkable resourcefulness.

• 5
  Sanctuary Lanterns (corned beef tins)

  Delicate filigree lamps flanking the altar, fashioned by Domenico Chiocchetti from corned beef tins — a wonderfully inventive example of the prisoners' ingenuity.

• 6
  Statue of St George (exterior)

  An outdoor sculpture by Domenico Chiocchetti near the Italian Chapel car park, depicting St George slaying a dragon, crafted from surplus barbed wire and cement.