There had been a hall at Shipley since at least the 13th century. It is known that Sir Edward Leche, the Lord of the Manor, built a hall there in 1630's, a tall gabled house. In 1713 the Hall was passed to Sir Edward's granddaughter, Hester Miller, who married Edward Mundy, who was part of the Mundy family of Markeaton.
By 1749, Edward Mundy had pulled down the old Hall, and built his new mansion. This was itself to undergo major changes: in 1778/9, a rebuilding programme, designed by William Lindley of Doncaster, transformed the hall into neo-classical style; in 1895, the Hall was enlarged by Sir Walter Tapper for the then owner, Alfred Edward Miller-Mundy; the additions at the end of the 19th century included the Italian Pergola and the Fountain's Walk, with a Cararra marble fountain.
The Miller-Mundy's made their money from coal production, and, in the end, that was to be the downfall of Shipley Hall. In 1922, the then owner, Godfrey Miller-Mundy, sold the estate to the Shipley Colliery Company, a company set up by his forefathers. Up until this time, the Miller-Mundy family had made sure that the colliery company had left a huge pillar of coal untouched underneath their Hall, but now the company had no compunction in mining this seam. Within a short time, the Hall was suffering the major effects of subsidence. demolished in 1943
In 1882, Francis Beresford Wright purchased Wootton Court in Warwickshire, and commenced a major expansion there, making it the family home. On 14 July 1883, an advertisement in The Times gave details of the forthcoming sale by auction of Aldercar Hall. The auctioneers were Messrs. E. and H. Lumley of St James' Street, London.