He and his wife Victoria Cust also created a Music Room in the Entrance Hall, moving the front entrance to the Tribes Room.
After his death in 1894 his son Philip moved back to Erddig.
Age of austerity
Philip Yorke II and his wife Louisa Scott made few alterations to Erddig but worked to preserve the house and its contents with a diminishing number of servants.
Simon Yorke IV inherited Erddig in 1922 at the age of 19. The estate was in serious financial trouble and few staff remained. The nationalisation of the Coal Board in 1947 meant that coal was mined from beneath the house and serious subsidence took place.
Simon became a recluse with no electricity and no telephone, keeping away from the outside world. Erddig declined but Simon refused to part with anything and all remained intact.
Philip Yorke III - entrusting Erddig
Philip Yorke III inherited Erddig on his brother's death. Neither brother had married, so Philip began negotiations to entrust Erddig to the National Trust. The National Trust took ownership in 1973 and began a four year period of restoration.