upper Solway and hence destroyed the trade of Port Carlisle, which had already been largely supplanted by the construction of a wet dock at Silloth. The viaduct suffered minor frost damage in 1875; in 1881 large sections of it were destroyed by ice floes, but the viaduct was rebuilt. The railway never lived up to its promoters' expectations, and in 1914 it was restricted to carrying goods only. In 1921 the railway was closed entirely, and in 1934 the viaduct was demolished. Gallery See also Listed buildings in Bowness Hadrian's Wall Path References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Bowness-on-Solway (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page) VisitCumbria TheCumbriaDirectory Villages in Cumbria Populated coastal places in Cumbria Civil parishes in Cumbria Allerdale