Born on the 2 October 1914 in Battersea, London, he was the son of James Rainbow, a cabinet-maker at Buckingham Palace, later Curator at Hampton Court, so Bernarr grew up with an awareness of historic places-and people.
He was born on the 2 October 1914 in Battersea, London. He was the son of James Rainbow-maker at Buckingham Palace, later Curator at Hampton Court, so Bernarr grew up with an awareness of historic places-and people. James Rainbow was a cabinet.