Stokesay Court

Stokesay Court is a magnificent late – Victorian mansion in Onibury, Shropshire. It was built by John Deby – Allcroft a philanthropist and glove manufacturer. The house was one of England’s first to have integral electric light installed in 1891. It was used as a military hospital during First World War. The house is in private hands now.

It was the primary location for the film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel, Atonement. Stokesay Court portrayed the exterior and interior of the home of the Tallis family in 1935. The crew filmed in and around the court for six weeks.

Check out this newspaper article about the filming of Atonement at Stokesay Court:

http://www.shropshirestar.com/2007/09/15/glass-fibre-gods-and-film-fakery/

and this blog:

http://brilliantasylum.blogspot.com/2007/12/atonement-and-stokesay-court.html