From the Heritage Trail website (part 3): "From the time of Sir Richard's death in 1805, and for the next 100 years or so, the house saw many changes of use. The 1st Baron Yarborough (1805-55) made few changes to the house, and was quite happy to retain the property as a convenient base for his sailing activities out of Cowes. About four years later, an unsuccessful business venture commenced to run Appuldurcombe as an hotel, but with its failure the house was then leased for use as a college for young gentlemen. During the first few years of the 20th century, it accommodated a small group of Benedictine monks, forced to leave their abbey in France, and from then on it remained largely uninhabited, except by troops throughout both World Wars."
