Sir Lawrence Wensley Chubb (21 December 1873 – 18 February 1948) was an Anglo-Australian professional Secretary known for his work on environmentalist causes.
He migrated to England and, in 1891, was working as an auctioneer’s clerk while living with an uncle in Southwark, who was an undertaker.
[7] He spent ten years (from 1926) helping to raise funds to save 200 acres in Croydon from development to create the Selsdon Nature Reserve, which was initially hoped to be one of the first UK bird sanctuaries.
Furthermore, in line with his other interests, two popular well-marked walking routes (footpaths) run through the woods: The Vanguard Way and The London Loop.
With his wife, he had a son, also named Lawrence Wensley Chubb, who became a chemical engineer, and a daughter, Gertrude.