Granny Garner of Canewdon: Lilian May Garner, photograph, 1970s

Lilian May Garner, born Higby (1890-1982), photographed in the 1970s. Known as Granny Garner, the white witch of Canewdon, Essex, she was Eric Maple's main informant when he collected the village's witch traditions in the winter of 1959 to 1960. William Wallworth notes that she was later visited by Ronald Hutton and by Mike Howard, and that it was she who gave Howard the photograph of George Pickingill. A digital copy of this photograph was sent to William by one of her great-grandsons and reached him on 21 December 2009, the winter solstice. The exact year is not known; it is filed under 1970. How to cite: Lilian May Garner, "Granny Garner" of Canewdon, photograph, 1970s, family collection, via William Wallworth. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive.