[2] The park previously contained a 165 feet (50 m) long open-air swimming pool and children's paddling area constructed in 1936[3] which eventually closed in 1993 and the site redeveloped with an indoor tennis and bowls centre.

[4] In the aftermath of World War II nearly 100 prefabricated houses were constructed in the middle of the park, providing homes to roughly 400 people.

[4][5] In June 1952 officers of Special Branch arrested Soviet agent William Martin Marshall in King George's Park.

[citation needed] The leisure area includes formal gardens, a bowling green, tennis courts, a wild-fowl lake (at one time with row boats), and shaded paths with many seats.

As this is less than five minutes' walk from the main shopping area of Wandsworth, it is, in summer, a great place for eating picnic lunches.