October 2016 Issue 1
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The Old Brewery in All Its Former Glory A Quick Trip Through History
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Dear Reader
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elcome to the first edition of our Sawyer & Co bi-monthly magazine.
In this issue we catch up with Sue Perkins who is busy touring the country with her ‘Live! In Spectacles’ show as well as gracing our screens in the Great British Bake Off, we travel back through time to see the brewery in all its former glory and our property update will give you all the latest information on the local market. The summer months have been great for us as we can very proudly announce that our Senior Lettings Negotiator Kerry-Anne Holland became a Sunday Times Best Lettings Agent finalist at their national awards ceremony, while Sawyer & Co have been named as a finalist at the upcoming Brighton & Hove Business Awards and the prestigious national Negotiator Awards.
Contents This month we....................................................04–05 Rust, how to remove it..........................................07 Property market........................................................ 08 The Old Brewery in All Its Former Glory.....09 Property for sale and rent.................................... 11 Sue Perkins Q&A...................................................10–11
The property market in Portslade shows no sign of slowing down so if you’re thinking of selling or letting your property we’ve got plenty of prospective buyers and tenants who would love to know. For a free valuation of your property pop into the office and say hello or contact us now on 01273 38 38 30 to arrange a time that’s convenient for you. James Perry, Branch Manager.
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this month ...we’re enjoying A little something we like to call ‘The Vegan Scrambler’! Created by our very own Adam Farrell this is vegan take on the classic British fry up with scrambled ‘eggs’ as the star of the show… Heat a medium non-stick skillet over a medium heat and add 15oz of drained organic sprouted tofu along with a slither of non-dairy butter. Add ¼ tsp of black salt, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp garlic powder and ¼ tsp pf turmeric powder and using a spatula, chop up the tofu in the pan until it looks like scrambled eggs. Add 3 tbsp of vegetable broth, one at a time and bring the mixture to the boil until the tofu soaked it all up. Remove from the heat and season. Then for the ultimate gut buster, add vegan sausages, vegan bacon, fried mushrooms, hash browns, baked beans, grilled tomatoes and toast!! Wash down with a big mug of tea (with soya milk of course!) and crash out on the sofa for a while to recover. Serves two.
…we’re listening to Autumn afternoons deserve a good soundtrack and while he’s driving to appointments Portslade’s favourite estate agent Bob Beaken knows a classic tune when he hears it: ‘In the Summer Time’ – Mungo Jerry ‘Summer Breeze’ The Isley Brothers ‘California Girls – The Beach Boys If your taste in music is a little more alternative our vegan maestro Adam highly recommends you check out these tunes: ‘Morning’ – Beck ‘Minor Work’ - SUUNS ‘Higher Than the Sun’ – Primal Scream
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Property Market Update Whether you voted to leave or remain in the referendum it shouldn’t make any difference to your own plans about selling a property or buying a new home, looking for a great new tenant or deciding to rent a new house or flat.
IF there is a change to market conditions it’s reassuring to know that you’re dealing with experienced professionals who can advise you on the pros and cons of a change in market conditions.
Life goes on and here at Sawyer & Co. we’re always here to find the best solution, the best deal and the best outcome for you no matter what’s happening in the news headlines.
Our experience helps us to help you and we’re always happy to offer you our professional advice on everything from whether this a good time to trade up to if there are any good mortgage deals available.
Over the years we’ve seen most things, from booms, bust and uncertainty to elections, budgets and credit crunches, so as the saying goes we’ve ‘been there and done that’.
Vote for a multi award-winning team and contact our property experts now on 01273 38 38 30 or pop into our branch at 10 Station Road and allow us to get things moving for you.
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The Old Brewery in All Its Former Glory
a quick trip through history One of the most impressive buildings in old Portslade sits on a corner of the junction of South Street and the High Street. Over the years it has housed many different companies, but originally it was the Portslade brewery. A brewery on the site dates as far back as 1789 when a contemporary account mentions a ‘brew house lately erected in place of a barn’ being built there. John Dudney, a 19th century archaeologist, knew that Portslade had a spring of rare water and as an amateur brewer he developed the site and built the imposing structure that still stands today. Covering almost one acre, the brewery was built in 1881 and the original building was a five storey yellow-brick structure which contrasted greatly with the small houses 08|
and shops nearby. Dudney became a wellknown prize-winning local brewer famous for his pale ales. On the opposite side of the road to the Brewery ten arches of cellars around 70 feet long were built to accommodate the output of the brewery. In 1988 David Beal, who ran a small business in the western buildings, estimated they ran to around 9,000 square feet of floor space. That year the natural spring that flows underneath the building, boosted by days of heavy rainfall, led to an estimated 1.5 million gallons of water lying in the basement. There is a local rumour that a secret tunnel connects the brewery cellars with those of the Stags Head. Both premises used to have the same owners so being able to transfer barrels of beer conveniently between the two buildings could mean there’s some truth in it!
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Kemp Town Living catches up with Sue Perkins ahead of her show at the Brighton Dome Q: What prompted you to hit the road with your new tour, “LIVE! in Spectacles”? A: It’s a good time to look back on my life so far. I fully intend to live to the age of 92, so this is half-time. Essentially this tour is handing out the orange segments. Q: Tell us more. A: Writing a memoir begins a process that doesn’t necessarily end with publication. You begin to think about family life and stories and relationships, and those are ongoing. Once the book was published, I thought, “There is so much more still to ay without necessarily writing another book. Why not animate the book with a live tour?” It’s like a companion volume, I guess. A big, technicolour puke of thoughts. Perhaps I should put that on the poster… Q: You have always relished live performance, haven’t you? A: Yes, I love live. I really enjoy playing with an audience. At book events, I do Q&As and it’s often then that the madness starts. It often feels like an anarchic version of Question Time. Q: What do you particularly like about interacting with the audience? A: It enriches me. Performing live challenges you to be more engaged. And the great thing is, each venue is completely different. What I have done lately has been TV-based, so I haven’t had the same feedback as I get live, and that’s what I love. I adore the raw surprise someone of asking a question you would never have expected. I love the spontaneity of it. I don’t encourage hecklers, but sometimes a heckler is the funniest person in the room - why not embrace that? The audience is a big pool of fun you can swim around in. But remember - no petting.
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Q: You will be giving each ticket-holder a copy of your book, “Spectacles”. What’s the thinking behind that? A: It gives me the opportunity to meet the whole audience one by one afterwards during the signings. A gig is a two-way street. It’s not about me broadcasting. It’s not, “This is what I’ve got to say about this.” It’s as much about how people respond to the material. My memoir is a story of family and childhood, and everyone has had one of those. Mine is not the definitive version of childhood, but it’s a great way to start a conversation. I love it when someone says, “It’s weird. I lived next to an electricity substation for 20 years as well.” Or, “We had a cat that dragged our turkey across the room at Christmas and we had to eat boiled eggs for our lunch instead.” The book is a recorded history of my life so far, but the tour brings extra stuff to it. The audience adds so much on top of that. It’s important to have that double act thing going on with them. Q: So what subjects will you be covering in the show? A: Births, deaths, lemon drizzle and getting fondled by a Cambodian hermit. I’ll talk a lot about the catastrophising that went on in my family. There was always a sense that something awful, that imminent doom, was around the corner. It came from my mum – she’s a worrier. Everything was a potential trip to A & E!
Q: What else do the fans ask you? A: They always want to know what Mary Berry is like. Well, Bez is the best. End of. She’s the nation’s sweetheart. I love her – so much so, I’ve been trying to get her to adopt me for the last seven years. Q: Why do you think The Great British Bake Off has proved so popular? A: I think the chemistry between the four of us – Mary, Paul, Mel and I – works so well. We’re all big kids at heart. We’re all very playful. We don’t approach it as a job. We approach it as a day out at a country fair! But the real reason why the show is so successful is the 12 people who come to bake every year. Although we four have received a lot of attention, I really do believe that the bakers are where the magic is. Q: Finally, do you believe that a sense of humour is vital? A: Of course. Life is boring without the punctuation of punchlines. If you laugh at a joke, it’s because someone has put something you already know in a way you had never thought of before. You’ve always been aware of that idea, but it’s the expression of that idea that catches you. The other person encapsulates it or puts a new twist on it. It illuminates and cheers in one fell swoop. Without humour, what’s the point? Life would simply be one long argument with a man from the BT helpdesk.
Q: I believe you will also be showing some slides. A: Yes, there will be lots of slides. There is only one picture of me in the book and I have this horrific haircut in it. People say, “Surely that was just one bad haircut day.” But I’m afraid I have 150 slides of myself at different ages, all with the same haircut! My mum had someone round to cut my hair who, it transpired, had only done dog grooming before. So I had a low Dougal-style fringe that was perfectly straight. It swayed like a trimmed, bearded collie! A bowl for all seasons. Perhaps that should be the title of the second volume…. Q: You have a wonderful relationship with your fans. Do they frequently stop you in the street? A: Sometimes, yes. Often they’ll want to ask about the weird things I’ve eaten. I’ve eaten everything. There’s nothing I haven’t eaten. I’ve eaten peacock, rat, squirrel, wigeon, teal, snipe, snake, moose and yak. Bear Grylls, eat your heart out! In fact, he probably has eaten his heart out…
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