page_title: Shipley Hall
section_title: 19th century
hierarchical_section_title: Shipley Hall / 19th century
caption_attribution_description: Derby Lodge, Shipley Country Park
context_page_description: Shipley Hall was a country estate in Shipley, Derbyshire near Heanor and Ilkeston which now forms a Country Park.
context_section_description: In the late 19th century, under Alfred Edward Miller Mundy, the colliery was becoming increasingly prosperous, especially with the opening of the Midland Railway. Miller Mundy was regarded as an excellent employer by the standards of the time, with a hands-on approach. Further developments were the building of a model dairy and farm, and the water tower to feed it, designed by W. E. Nesfield,  a doubling of the size of the hall and the creation of a cricket ground. The Lodges and gates were designed by Sir Walter Tapper. 
  In 1887 there was a scandal when Captain Miller Mundy's wife, Ellen, ran off with Charles Chetwynd-Talbot the 19-year-old Earl of Shrewsbury, and then left the country with her three brothers who had skipped bail. They were accused of drawing lots to decide who would kill the eldest brother and heir of Alfreton Hall if he did not sign over outstanding inheritances. 
  Captain Mundy was able to entertain King Edward VII at one of the lavish house parties prior to World War I.
  A cricket ground, created in 1899, is still functioning today, and as of 2018 is the home of Shipley Hall Cricket Club.
caption: Derby Lodge
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