Scremerston Patrol

The OB was located in the cellar of the farmhouse at Inland Pastures Farm at Scremerston, the home of Auxilier James Ross. There were two access points - the normal stairs into the cellar from inside the house, and via a hatch built under a cold frame next to the house, leading directly to a small window in the cellar. It is unknown which is the entrance and which would be the escape route, though given the easy access from inside, it would suggest that the cold frame hatch could be the escape route. 

The property changed hands in 1952 and the son of the new owners (born in 1960) cannot remember a time when the external access was open, so it was presumably filled in pre-1964 and possibly even before his parents bought the property.

There is little evidence of either the cellar's use as an OB or of the external access. A half buried lintel is visible outside behind where the cold frame was, with a bracket in the stone work to the right of the lintel. It appears that there was a corresponding bracket on the left. They possibly held a bar to allow the base of the cold frame to be hinged.  

Inside the OB it is quite cramped and as shown on the drawing comprises a larger chamber with a smaller room off to one side. During WWII the farm had no inside toilet, and so as with normal OBs, an Elsan or such would be needed. There is a well in the floor of the cellar, it is not very deep, but it still has water in it as of 2024. 

There is no clear evidence left of any fixtures or fittings from its use as an OB. The ceiling has been removed at some point in the past and walls are either bare stone or whitewash. There are a few areas when there have clearly been brackets or wood attached, but no indication of what they could have held. As there is no evidence to see please do not trespass to try to access.