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1906  The Simplon rail tunnel opened between Italy and Switzerland

Helmingham Hall is the ancestral home of the Tollemache family.  The gardens are open Wednesday and Sunday afternoons throughout the summer and the whole thing is just exquisite.  Lady Tollemache (who cut a ribbon earlier this month) is a garden designer and it shows from the colour of the garden furniture to the wild flower borders of the carefully mown walkways ... mind you it must cost a fortune in plaques.