COLIN BORD
Colinson Barry Bord, a keen photographer and half of forteana’s prolific writing partnership with his wife Janet, was better known as Colin Bord. From 1947 to 1952, he was an engineering apprentice and after completing an Indentured Apprenticeship he successfully qualified as a Centre Lathe Turner. In 1952, he was called up and did his National Service in the Royal Air Force; a period in which he began to study photography. After leaving the RAF, he was self-employed as a photographer, undertaking a wide variety of freelance work including photographing weddings, dinners and presentations.
