Peter Large

Sir Peter Large (16 October 1931 - 23 January 2005) was a British disability rights campaigner.

Early life Large was born 16h October 1931 in Tynemouth, North East England, to Rosslyn Victor Large, a bank clerk, and Ethel May Large (née Walters). However, at registration his parents' address was 34 Chase Court Gardens, Enfield, London.

He attended Enfield Grammar School from 1943 to 1950, before reading civil engineering at UCL, obtaining a BSc in 1953. Despite this, by 1966 he was able to return to work as a civil servant at the Ministry of Technology, and later at the Department of Trade and Industry. In 1978, he was appointed by minister for disabled people Alf Morris to lead an inquiry into disability discrimination in the UK. He received the Harding Award in 1992 and a lifetime achievement award from Radar in December 2004. They had a son, George, and two daughters, Anne and Julia. Following Susy's death from kidney failure in 1982, Large married Sheenah McCaffrey on 16th October 1992, acquiring three stepchildren.

Large died at home in Warlingham, Surrey, on 23rd January 2005 2005, aged 73.

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