From chapel building to babysitting: how prisoners of war enriched our lives | Letters

Gordon Williams describes the converted hut painted with wonderful frescoes by Italian prisoners of war in his local area, while Christine Hayes remembers how German prisoners helped out her parents

Orkney is not unique in having a Catholic chapel built by prisoners of war (Letters, 26 May). In the village of Easton Grey in Wiltshire is a small industrial estate and agricultural yard that was once No 89 working camp. It held Italian prisoners of war who were trusted to leave the camp and work on the land.

They converted a hut into a church, which they decorated with beautiful wall paintings. You can still see these wonderful frescoes, with the land owner’s permission.