Tag: Port Carlisle
William Jarman – and Customs job titles
It’s not hard to imagine what brought William Jarman to Bowness-on-Solway circa 1824. But what became of him of later is patchy. I am publishing this post in the hope that someone ‘out there’ wi... Read More
Brig Robert Burns – 51 years before Titanic
This painting of the brig Robert Burns, at Port Carlisle, is fairly well-known. I suspect most people who are aware of it like it because it shows Port Carlisle in its heyday as a busy port. The house... Read More
The Solway viaduct – a bridge too much for Port Carlisle
The Solway viaduct was an amazing concept – it was also the final nail in the coffin of Port Carlisle as a working port. The following is an extract from my book, Port Carlisle, a history built on... Read More
James Irving of Blackwell House – an unusual will
The will of James Irving (baptised 1835 Bowness-on-Solway, died 1877 Switzerland) suggests he was worthy of the description Cumbrian Character… Elsewhere on this site, you can find a general inf... Read More- 2 of 2
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