Sarah Pink

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THE daughter of a woman who took her place among Islington punk royalty is hosting an open house to sell the exotic plethora of memorabilia and antiques left behind after her death.

Sarah Jackson-Hall, known as Sarah Pink, played guitar and sang at venues across the borough, putting on gigs at the Gunners Pub in Blackstock Road and performing at Rebellion Festival.

She passed away late last year and was found in her Mildmay home by her daughter, Jade Murden-Wade.

Since then, Ms Murden-Wade has been sorting out her mother’s house, and says she has found all manner of quirky items left behind.

“People who have been in there say they have never seen anything like it,” Ms Murden-Wade said.

“There are skeletons, accordions, and even two punk heads from the 2012 opening ceremony at the London Olympics.”

Ms Jackson-Hall’s extensive collection also features posters from when she was a music promoter, antique OXO tins, and a minuscule Bible the size of a finger.

Sarah with her daughter and granddaughter

Ms Murden-Wade added: “The list is endless. Every time people come they are just amazed. The furniture is good, hardy mid-century furniture – not like the stuff you get now.”

The punk artist had grown up in Islington, and frequented the Hope and Anchor in Upper Street, where her daughter had her first job.

She also organised gigs to raise money for cancer charity Macmillan.

“Her life was just unreal,” Ms Murden-Wade told the Tribune. “She used to take my daughter camping, and she was always in her garden. She would walk around in bare feet to feel a connection with the earth.

“She would travel, she went to Bali. She lived her life. She was a really shy, introverted person, but she also did all this stuff to help other people. She would have done anything for anyone.”

Some of Sarah’s possessions

Ms Murden-Wade recalled how her mum used to look after her young daughter when she was getting her teaching qualification and described her as the “most inspirational, spontaneous, unforget­table person ever”.

She added that repurposing old items was a passion for the musician, meaning she is now reluctant to throw away any of the antiques and artefacts left behind.

“I just could never get rid of anything,” she added. “I couldn’t live with myself getting house clearance. It would just be throwing her life away. The things need to go to people who will love them.”

Ms Murden-Wade is on a mission to get her mother’s VW camper van Betsey back up and running, and is hosting an open house for anyone who would like to take a look and buy the furniture or memorabilia.

She is encouraging locals to pop in to Flat 30 in Mildmay Grove South from 11am today (Friday).