History

Leonard Golding
(1888 - 1960)

Leonard, an accomplished award winning architect and builder, practiced from Grenfell Street in the city. Undoubtedly his greatest professional achievement was the Spanish Mission home he designed and built in Fisher Street, Fullarton (shown below). This home was the first of its kind in Adelaide and featured in many publications and photographs. It was held in the Golding family until just recently.

Kenneth Golding
(1909 - 2005)

A bricklayer by trade, Kenneth had two sons: Milton and Bruce (Ben and Terry's father). Tradesmen in these days had to be tough and Ken was not afraid of hard work. He instilled these qualities in his boys before retiring from building when he was 69.

Bruce Golding
(1943 - present)

Father of Ben and Terry, Bruce retired in 2004 after 47 years in the building industry. After learning his trade he obtained his general builders licence and after a short building stint in Albury, NSW, he moved his family back home and settled at Victor Harbor. With wife Beverley they were one of the first in South Australia to privately recognise the need for retirement accomodation. They built, sold and managed 'Bay Village', Victor Harbor (126 units), as well as hundreds of other custom built homes on the south coast from the late 1970's to the early 1990's. A move to Adelaide eventually led to the construction of 'Langton Park Retirement Village' (110 units) in Campbelltown; 'Gables of St Morris' (40 units) and various other small groups of retirement units in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide. Bruce employed and worked with his sons for over 15 years. Bruce is still often seen and welcome on building sites today for his experience and valuable knowledge by both his sons.

Ben Golding
(1968 - present)

Ben served his carpentry apprenticeship on the south coast, progressing to his own builders license and the last of the family to leave Victor Harbor. After a short time building in New Zealand Ben moved to a small farm in Hahndorf where he lives today with wife Kath and two daughters: Georgie and Taylor and two sons Oscar and Lewis. Ben is very practical and hands-on, and is often called the 'ideas man' by the workmen, as he is constantly looking for a better or more efficient way of building something!