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.

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.

[3] Captain Mundy was able to entertain King Edward VII at one of the lavish house parties prior to World War I.

There was a residual legacy of spoil heaps, derelict buildings, polluted lakes and thirty abandoned mine shafts.

Shipley Country Park includes a visitor centre, children's play areas, a wildlife garden, wildlife and nature walks, a cafe, disabled access, bridleways, geocaching, cycling, fishing, jogging, a Parkrun,[6] bird watching, photography, picnicking, dog walking, a cricket club and wayfaring.