The Nab is a Grade II* listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. A C18 Residential house.
The Nab
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-terrace-holly
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- Residential house
- Address
- The Nab, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 354 064
- Coordinates
- 54.44888, -2.99634
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nab, formerly known as Nab Cottage, is a building dated 1702, located in Rydal and Loughrigg. It has historical significance as the residence of Hartley Coleridge, who lived and died here in 1849, and it is also associated with De Quincey's wife. The structure is made of white-washed stone rubble and consists of two storeys. It features an elliptical chimney and a gabled porch with a segmental entrance and an inner side bench. There are four windows on the ground floor and five above, all of which are three-light casements with arched lights. Although it is said to have originally been built in 1565, it was rebuilt in 1702. For further context, refer to the general group description under Rydal.
Local climate
The Nab sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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