[2] At its height the Ranelagh Club consisted of a large clubhouse (the inherited manor house of Barn Elms), four polo grounds, ten croquet lawns, two tennis courts and an 18-hole golf course.
[3] From the mid-1890s the club hosted an annual ladies' open golf meeting.
It closed shortly before World War II, and the polo grounds were used for allotments under the Dig for Victory scheme.
Trees now cover the area which was previously occupied by the clubhouse and its gardens, and an athletics track resides on top of the drained land, reclaimed from the old lake.
The entire site now constitutes the Barn Elms open space, consisting of two separately-operated sports facilities.