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1956: Between the wars, an English stately home waits to reveal its secrets.
The Remains of the Day
What you need to know before your trail
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .
A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro’s beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love.
Travel Guide
A number of English country estates were used as locations for the film, version of the novel
Dyrham Park – exterior of the house and the driveway
Powderham Castle (staircase, hall, music room, bedroom scenes)
Corsham Court (library and dining room)
Badminton House (servants’ quarters, conservatory, entrance hall).
Weston-super-Mare stood in for Clevedon. The pub where Mr Stevens stays is the Hop Pole in Limpley Stoke; the shop featured is also in Limpley Stoke. The pub where Miss Kenton and Mr Benn meet is The George Inn in Norton St Philip.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Remains of the Day
Destination : Oxfordshire, England Author/Guide: Kazuo Ishiguro Departure Time: 1940s
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