Harry Peach was a man of vision, conviction and action. According to his biographer, Pat Kirkham,
'Harry Peach was all for progress: what he was against was the wanton destruction of what he regarded as the cultural heritage of the British people.' He wanted to get things done, to make the world a better place, initially through politics and then through design reform. He was a businessman and an activist who involved himself in numerous local and national issues including politics, design, education and the environment. He came to appreciate how these different strands were interconnected and how small successes could generate larger-scale improvements for society. He spent most of his life in Leicester and, although he travelled widely, the city remained the focus of his enthusiasm and energies.
