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Atonement film location Stokesay Court to close to public
A Victorian house which became famous as the location for the 2007 film Atonement will close to the public at the end of the house at Stokesay Court in Shropshire was opened up to visitors in the year the film came out, but its owner, Caroline Magnus, said: "It's hard work, I'm not getting any younger."She said she came to the decision after she broke her ankle 18 months grounds would continue to open for special events and fundraising, she said.
Ms Magnus took over the running of Stokesay Court from her aunt in 1995 and said it took her 10 years to renovate house gained widespread fame when Atonement, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, was shot there and went on to win major awards including an it up to the public had been "fantastic" Ms Magnus said, and had given her the chance to meet lots of she said when she broke her ankle, she asked herself: "Do I want to do this or do I want to sit and enjoy the house?"She said she plans to "enjoy it more as a home than a business" from now on and public visits would come to an end at Christmas.
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