Alex Sanders at the altar in the temple, Chantry Cottage, 8 May 1974

Photograph, 8 May 1974. Alex Sanders, in a dark robe, bends over the altar in the temple at Chantry Cottage holding a dagger point down over a candle, while a second person with long hair stands close behind him with hands clasped around his. On the altar chest are flowers, candles, dishes, a scourge and a wand; bookshelves and a stone fireplace surround. The museum lists the print as 'Alex Sanders at altar in Chantry Cottage'. It was taken for the paper's coverage of May 1974 and was reused, uncredited to its date, as the photograph with 'Witches prepare for hallowe'en' on 30 October 1976, item 130. The second person is not named in any source. Bexhill Museum item 131. Print from the Bexhill Observer photographic archive at Bexhill Museum. Shown in UNSEEN: The Alex Sanders Archive at Bexhill Museum, Part Two, What the Town Did With It (26 August 2026), presented by Julian Porter of Bexhill Museum and hosted by Sharon Day for Alexandrian Witchcraft. Alex Sanders at the altar in the temple, Chantry Cottage, 8 May 1974. (1974). Bexhill Observer photographic archive, Bexhill Museum. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive. https://www.alexandrianwitchcraft.com/archive/bexhill-museum-131-alex-sanders-at-the-altar-8-may-1974