The Yews is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1973. A C17 and C18 House. 6 related planning applications.
The Yews
- WRENN ID
- third-stone-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Yews, Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 3JR
- OS grid reference
- SD 401 949
- Coordinates
- 54.34625, -2.92218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Yews is a large, sprawling building complex dating from 1834, primarily reflecting 17th and 18th century proportions. Originally a statesman's house, the south wing remains from that period, while converted farm buildings and modern additions have been added. The structure is built of colour-washed stone rubble and features hipped slate roofs. Although many windows have been modernized, the overall proportions of the building are preserved, and it is said to contain woodwork from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Local climate
The Yews sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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