In 1944 the area around Collier Row was deemed to be, a typical example of poorly '… laid out suburban expansion, with few redeeming features'. Rise Park, however, appears to have defied this stereotype, not only in terms of some design features but also in its expression of Howard's precepts of social reform and community cohesion. Some of the streets echo Unwin's ideas with their verges, islands and roadside greens. The centrality of the park, at the symbolic and physical centre of the planned estate, reflects Howard's (and England's) sense of the importance of the community. In contrast to Raphael Park the land donated appears to have been suitable for building on and appears to have been a genuinely philanthropic donation. Moreover, again in contrast to Raphael Park, stipulations, recommendations and actions ensured the community basis of the park's use in the future. England's stated rationale for such generosity lay in a desire to effect social reform (albeit on a modest level) by diverting potential anti-social behaviour and in creating safe spaces for children, thus defraying the cost to society at large. Thus, whilst there was no question of communal ownership of land, Rise Park went further than the adoption of stylistic features being consistent with some aspects of vision of social Howard’s reform to effect improvements in people's lives.
In 1944 the area around Collier Row was deemed to be, '… a typical example of poorly laid out suburban expansion, with few redeeming features'. Rise Park, however, appears to have defied this stereotype, not only in terms of some design features but also in its expression of Howard's precepts of social reform and community cohesion. Some of the streets echo Unwin's ideas with their verges, islands and roadside greens. The centrality of the park, at the symbolic and physical centre of the planned estate, reflects Howard's (and England's) sense of the importance of the community. In contrast to Raphael Park the land donated appears to have been suitable for building on and appears to have been a genuinely philanthropic donation. Moreover, again in contrast to Raphael Park, stipulations, recommendations and actions ensured the community basis of the park's use in the future. England's stated rationale for such generosity lay in a desire to effect social reform (albeit on a modest level) by diverting potential anti-social behaviour and in creating safe spaces for children, thus defraying the cost to society at large. Thus, whilst there was no question of communal ownership of land, Rise Park went further than the adoption of stylistic features being consistent with some aspects of Howard’s vision of social reform to effect improvements in people's lives.