David Peace MBE FSA FGE (13 March 1915 – 15 February 2003) was a British glass engraver and town planner.
[1][2] Several pieces of his work are situated in Westminster Abbey including an engraved glass screen at St George's Chapel.
Peace sent one of his more accomplished pieces to Eric Gill, the sculptor and typeface designer, and received a postcard of commendation in return.
[3] Peace started experimenting with glass engraving, a long forgotten art form, during the 1930s by providing gifts to his family and friends.
[3] His first commissioned work came from an advertisement in The Times requesting suggestions for a golden wedding present, to which he engraved a goblet in italic with the motto, "With the ever- circling years comes round the age of gold".
After retiring from Cambridgeshire County Council in 1979, Peace spent time writing his book Glass Engraving: lettering and design, which was launched in 1985.
[3] In 1961 he joined Cambridgeshire County Council as Deputy County Planning Officer, even though family friend John Betjeman provided a reference stating Mr Peace is often called Charles in honour of the famous 19th-century murderer It was a role he held until 1975 when he was promoted to Divisional Leader of Environmental Planning, a role he retained until his retirement in 1980.
[3] While at Cambridgeshire County Council he was instrumental in important planning decisions to protect medieval buildings, including preserving Magdalene Bridge, ensuring that RAF Duxford airfield became a museum site rather than a prison and preventing high-rise development in Cambridge.
[3] In addition to his love of glass engraving, Peace also created architectural maps of Staffordshire, the Peak District and North Wales, taking his family on his trips.