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Hobgoblin	Shipley History replied on: 7/26/2007 4:14:36 PM Hi all im trying to find information on the Sampson de Strelley of strelley 13th to 14th century. im looking for info on what sort of lord he was, what his job intitled him to and what activities he got up to battles etc, was he sheriff. That type of thing cheers
Paul Dilks	Shipley History replied on: 12/4/2006 4:30:08 PM Hi azzabuv, The cinder construction house ruin you refer to is a typical ice house of the period..As you may know, in winter ice was brought from frozen lakes and ponds and layered within the house with quantities of hay to keep it insulated and frozen.Ice was preserved for a long time in this way and could be used in drinks or to make ice cream . Similar ice houses can be found in many country houses but are usually of brick or stone construction.Many are excavated into th ground, lined and roofed over. There is on at Caulke Abbey and I think Sandringham and Blenheim ?Regards, Paul
paulr	Shipley History replied on: 10/5/2006 2:23:38 PM From the Derby Evening Telegraph Centenary Edition 1979. No look back over the past century would be complete without mention of the change which has taken place in the landscape of the area, ugly pit tips being transformed into green hills. Probably the most graphic has been at Shipley, between the two towns, (Heanor and Ilkeston) where in recent years, Derbyshire County Council in partnership with the National Coal Board have created a huge country park largely out of spoil heaps and scars of three centuries of mining. And it is here where the most fitting monument to the past 100 years of Ilkeston and Heanor can be found. At the entrance to the park, standing stark, strong and defiant are the colliery headstocks of the old Woodside Colliery, the last visible trace of mining there. They act as a memorial to those thousands of men who in many cases spent their entire working lives deep in the bowels of the earth: they are a reminder to people today and to future generations of the vital part which mining played in the development of two towns. PAULR
philfred	Shipley History replied on: 10/1/2006 5:38:38 PM Have a look at the Mapperley Church topic in Churches/Chapels. I have quoted from Bulmer's Directory 1895 with chapel info. regards Phil
tempus275	Shipley History replied on: 9/30/2006 8:35:00 PM Does anyone know anything about a chapel in Shipley? I've seen some notes that indicate that the Strelleys had permission from the Bishop (Litchfield I think it was - haven't got the transcripts to hand) to have a chapel, but it gives little information. There is also a referance in Davies history of Derbyshire that there was a chapel as well as the Church in Heanor in Henry II's reign, could this be Strelley's chapel?
Jennypeg Researcher	Shipley History replied on: 11/13/2005 3:33:40 PM some information about Shipley gardens R/H 24th Mar 1995 Some of the most talented gardeners in the country tended Shipley Hall. William Barron, designer of Elvaston Castle grounds, was responsible for some of the landscaping work. Many of the men had worked at Chatsworth and the shrubs attracted visitors from Kew. Produce, including orchids, figs, grapes and mushroom, was sold at London hotels. Beech and chestnut trees can still be seen but nothing remains of the formal gardens. Bamboos, palm, climbing roses and clematis, flowers and shrubs all grew in abundance. Jenny
Azzabuv	Shipley History replied on: 3/24/2005 1:18:50 PM On second thoughts, why build a Folly, for the benefit of other peoples viewing, among a heavily wooded section of the Estate instead of out in the open? There are numerous Follies around the Country and the majority are deliberately built to be seen easily. Except of course, certain underground Follies built by Hermit/secluded types of rich individuals. Alternatively, was that part of the then Estate not so heavily wooded? Azzabuv.
Azzabuv	Shipley History replied on: 2/1/2005 6:24:26 PM For their wealth at the time, it sounds like a thorough cheapo affair. Azzabuv.
simonsboswell	Shipley History replied on: 2/1/2005 11:19:45 AM Unless its changed in the last 10 years or so, I guess its pretty much as it is now. It was built as a sort of broken down tower of 1 storey, not a complete circle as it was not completed to the rear. I remeber in my boyhood it having a rough crenalation on the top.
Azzabuv	Shipley History replied on: 1/31/2005 12:23:11 PM Hi, Simon. Have you any idea of the Folly's original height? Azzabuv.
simonsboswell	Shipley History replied on: 1/31/2005 11:36:02 AM The ruin on the hill over looking the Mapperley approaches is unfortunatly................a folly. At a time when it was very much the fashion to have ruins in ones grounds the owners were embaressed to have none and so had the folly built. Sorry can't remmeber the date.
Azzabuv This message was updated on 1/13/2005 7:23:47 AM by RMMee	Shipley History replied on: 1/12/2005 11:55:05 PM For anyone wishing to view the 'Leche Coat of Arms', please select the 'Leche Family of Shipley Hall' page. Azzabuv.
RMMee Moderator	Shipley History replied on: 1/12/2005 10:17:58 PM Many thanks to Azzabuv for providing all the above information and also for getting the pictures scanned in for all to see.
RMMee Moderator	Shipley History replied on: 1/12/2005 10:16:47 PM And, finally, the Mundy arms.
RMMee Moderator	Shipley History replied on: 1/12/2005 10:15:20 PM The Miller coat of arms.

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