Penhale Sands Collection

General view of St Pirans Oratory with railings, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1905
A view of the Oratory exposed in the dunes and surrounded by the Victorian railings. Taken before the excavations of 1910

T. F. G. Dexter at St Pirans Oratory, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 13th September 1920
Thomas Francis George Dexter (c. 1860-1933), the Antiquarian, standing by the entrance at the Oratory. St Pirans Oratory survives as an early Christian chapel with all four walls standing

St Pirans Oratory during construction of the concrete shell, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1910
A good crowd viewing the site during the building of the concrete protective shell in 1910. The site hut can be seen left of centre

Men working at the excavation of St Pirans Oratory, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1910
A view of men working on the 1910 excavations of the Oratory with a bell tent in the background. St Pirans Oratory survives as an early Christian chapel with all four walls standing

Lecture by Thurstan Peter at St Pirans Oratory, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 29th August 1910
Historian and author Thurstan Peter with the audience at his lecture at the Oratory on 29th August 1910. St Pirans Oratory survives as an early Christian chapel with all four walls standing

Bishop Frere in procession to St Pirans Oratory
A procession arriving at the oratory for a service under Bishop Frere. St Pirans Oratory survives as an early Christian chapel with all four walls standing

A view of St Pirans Oratory surrounded by railings
A general view looking south of the oratory surrounded by the iron railings which were erected in the 1890s. This is before the excavations of 1910

A view of the excavation of St Pirans Oratory, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1910
A general view of the 1910 excavations of the Oratory with the site hut in the foreground. St Pirans Oratory survives as an early Christian chapel with all four walls standing

A view of St Pirans Oratory under the new concrete shell
A view of the oratory under the new concrete preserving shell built after the excavations of 1910. Note the Victorian railings which have been dragged to one side

A distant view of Bishop Frere in procession to St Pirans Oratory
A distant view of a procession crossing the dunes to the oratory for a service under Bishop Frere. St Pirans Oratory survives as an early Christian chapel with all four walls standing

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