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THE GOLDONIAN GOLDINGS PERSONALITIES
Mr. Wrangles ranks fourth in the list of long-serving members of our Goldings Staff, yet he holds the unique distinction of being the only surviving member of the pre-Barnardo days. He commenced work under Mr. Burbridge the Estate Bailiff for Mr. Abel Smith in January 1921. In October 1921 Barnardo's took over Goldings and Mr. Lee was transferred from Woodford as Head Gardener to replace Mr. Burbridge, and Mr. Wrangles carried on as Under-gardener. As it was not until April, 1922 that the staff and boys were transferred from Stepney Causeway, Mr. Wrangles can claim to have worked at Goldings 15 months longer than anyone else. He served in the R.A.F. from October 1942 until March 1946 and when he returned to "civvie street" he took over his present appointment, that of Foreman Gardener, following the retirement of Mr. Lee. In his early years he played for several seasons in the School football team. Since taking over the Foremanship he has more or less been responsible for the vegetable production side of the department, which in itself is no mean task, considering that approximately 230 lunches alone are provided for each day. In contrast to Mr. Randall who soles shoes for every boy passing through Goldings, Mr. Wrangles nourishes the souls L. E. The Goldonian Summer 1958 Mr. Lionel Wrangles passed away on 3rd June 1989 at the age of 85, Lionel retired from Dr. Barnardo's in 1967 when Goldings closed it doors, making Mr. Lionel Wrangles the longest serving member of staff. |
