Hypothetical Internal Reserve 1952

The frontispiece of Robinson and Keeble's The Development of Building Estates, Estates Gazette, London 1952, features a small triangular internal reserve at the top which is entirely treed.Pp. 144-147 of the book shows that this reserve came about as a conscious attempt to retain a triangular piece of forest from the pre-developed land; which is to say, its shape and position make it an overly convenient inclusion in this hypothetical.

Robinson and Keeble advise (p. 142) that the residential area being developed here was to include 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of 'minor open spaces' but there is no other information on this space or its intended purpose.