Construction on the 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) site started in 1964 and was completed in 1966; the architect was Leslie Gooday.

[3][4] The pool replaced the previous Richmond baths nearby which had been built in Parkshot in 1882.

[5] Pools on the Park is recognised by Historic England as illustrating "the more ambitious use of glazed curtain walling and the post-Wolfenden Report[note 1] emphasis on providing large banks of spectator seating".

[2][8] Richmond Council manages, directly, the pool and leisure facility.

[5][9] Pool on the Park has a long established physiotherapy and osteopathy clinic on site.