On Whitley's death, the house was left to his assistant Gladys Salter, who converted it to a home for the elderly, which it remains to the present day.

[2] After the Belfields, the house was lived in by a number of short-term occupants, including Mr H Twiddle,[6] and Lord and Lady Wenlock.

The brothers Herbert and William completed their studies before setting about acquiring significant land in Devon, both at Paignton and around Dartmoor.

When Herbert Whitley died in 1955, he made provision that his trusted assistant Gladys Salter should have a lifetime interest in Primley House, being able to live out her days there.

In 1986 the Torbay Civic Society unveiled a blue plaque on the building, commemorating both the Belfield family and Herbert Whitley.