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Barrie Langford Sindall
Published on 22/06/2024
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Emma Cherrington
September 6th, 2024
Barrie L Sindall (East 1945 - 48)
Barrie died on 13 June 2024 aged 92
Born in Purley in Sept 1931, Barrie attended Downside Preparatory School before joining his older brother, John (East 1941-46) at Cranleigh.
Knowing from an early age that he wanted to go into the hospitality sector, Barrie left Cranleigh to attend Westminster Hotel School where he gained a First-Degree Diploma in Hotel Operations. Following his National Service with the Army Catering Corps, he joined the team at J Lyons & Co as a senior management trainee in charge of Outdoor Catering.
It was a natural progression to set his sights on becoming a hotel manager and in 1957 this came to fruition at Heathlands Hotel in Bournemouth. In 1972 he was appointed Managing Director of Lanz Hotels, at the time comprising four hotels in the Bournemouth area, and by the end of the decade the group had added numerous other businesses to its portfolio. Barrie was a dedicated, hardworking man who demanded the highest standards from his staff. He was fair but firm and always understood the value of quality training, achieving intense staff loyalty as a result. He remained with the group until his retirement in 2009.
Barrie led a busy and active life. A lifelong member of Bournemouth Rotary from 1968 until his death, he was also a JP from 1983 to 2002. During the 1990s he was Chairman of Inter Hotels and held non-executive directorships of the Dorset Health Authority, Dorset Health Commission and Bournemouth & Poole College. Latterly, he and his wife devoted much of their time to supporting Greyfriars, a community facility in Ringwood, and regularly held garden parties at their home to raise funds for this and other causes.
Barrie was married twice; to Susie in 1959 with whom he had four daughters, and to Ann in 1973. He retained a keen interest in the school throughout his life and during his final visit in June 2022, his recollections spoke of the happy times he had spent there.
Andrew Sindall, nephew.
(East 1971 – 76)
Barrie died on 13 June 2024 aged 92
Born in Purley in Sept 1931, Barrie attended Downside Preparatory School before joining his older brother, John (East 1941-46) at Cranleigh.
Knowing from an early age that he wanted to go into the hospitality sector, Barrie left Cranleigh to attend Westminster Hotel School where he gained a First-Degree Diploma in Hotel Operations. Following his National Service with the Army Catering Corps, he joined the team at J Lyons & Co as a senior management trainee in charge of Outdoor Catering.
It was a natural progression to set his sights on becoming a hotel manager and in 1957 this came to fruition at Heathlands Hotel in Bournemouth. In 1972 he was appointed Managing Director of Lanz Hotels, at the time comprising four hotels in the Bournemouth area, and by the end of the decade the group had added numerous other businesses to its portfolio. Barrie was a dedicated, hardworking man who demanded the highest standards from his staff. He was fair but firm and always understood the value of quality training, achieving intense staff loyalty as a result. He remained with the group until his retirement in 2009.
Barrie led a busy and active life. A lifelong member of Bournemouth Rotary from 1968 until his death, he was also a JP from 1983 to 2002. During the 1990s he was Chairman of Inter Hotels and held non-executive directorships of the Dorset Health Authority, Dorset Health Commission and Bournemouth & Poole College. Latterly, he and his wife devoted much of their time to supporting Greyfriars, a community facility in Ringwood, and regularly held garden parties at their home to raise funds for this and other causes.
Barrie was married twice; to Susie in 1959 with whom he had four daughters, and to Ann in 1973. He retained a keen interest in the school throughout his life and during his final visit in June 2022, his recollections spoke of the happy times he had spent there.
Andrew Sindall, nephew.
(East 1971 – 76)
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