Perranporth, The Lost Church Near Holywell 1914
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Long buried by the shifting dunes of Penhale Sands, the ruin of an early Christian oratory was discovered in the 19th century. Because of its early date and association with St Piran, it was given protection from the elements and blown sands by the building of this rather unattractive shell. However, it was all deliberately reburied again in 1981.

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I remember when I was about 8 or 9 playing in the church, it was wet and cold inside even in the summer but in the winter you couldn't go in because it was flooded.
I have found this same photo in the January 17 1940 edition of The Motor magazine, here it is described as "Building built to protect building" and I quote thus: There is a quaint building - which must be the only one of its kind in the world - situated by the main road on Perranporth Golf course and making an interesting object for a run for motorists visiting Cornwall this year. Locked away inside is the ...see more