[3] Until 1897 the land was allotments, it was purchased for £33,000 in 1898 by London County Council, Wandsworth District Board, and by public subscription.
[6][7] There are two Victorian stink pipes to provide ventilation for Joseph Bazalgette's sewer system.
[8] A new riverside terrace opened in 2019 on the north west corner of the park, a formally disused area.
[10] On the river alongside the park are some bird barges, to mitigate habitat lost during building development around Point Pleasant and the Wandsworth Riverside Quarter.
[11] The barges have tall posts to attract herons and cormorants, corrugated roofs for lesser black headed gulls and bird boxes for kingfishers and sand martins.