It was in London in 1946 that Cecil first met Gerald Gardner. They were to become fast friends and eventually business partners They opened at original site of the Museum of Witchcraft at the Witches Mill on the Isle of Man, but the two friends were very different in their approaches. Gardner courted publicity and wanted to woo the public with sensational displays whereas Cecil wanted to concentrate more of the way of the ‘Wayside Witch’ and folk magic, so the relationship ended with much bitterness. were to traditional English Witches.