As can be seen, at the front of the house the basement has a tradesmen's entrance opening onto a stairwell with steps up onto Baker Street.
At the back of the house, a door opens into into a walled yard. This contains Pedro's kennel plus a vegetable patch and a couple of flower beds maintained by Sexton Blake's inestimable landlady.
A permanently-locked door in the rear wall leads to an alley in which the dustbins are kept. The alley opens onto Marylebone at one end and onto a sidestreet at the other. Some stories mention a mews in which there is a garage housing one of the detective's cars.
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The Basement
This is Mrs Bardell's domain. She shares it with her pet cat and spends much of her time in the large kitchen preparing nourishing meals for Sexton Blake and Tinker (who tend to eat at irregular times of day and night). When not cooking, tidying, shopping and generally keeping house, Mrs Bardell can be found in her lounge, often swapping gossip with her sister, Mary Ann Cluppins.
Lean-to at Rear
1. Boilers, and Laboratory Air-
compression plant
Kitchen
2. Coal Range
3. Dresser
4. Rocking Chair
5. Radio Set (aspidistra over)
6. Table
7. Chairs
8. Easy Chair
Scullery
9. Sink
10. Larder
11. Gas Stove
12. Table
13. Shelves
14. Refridgerator
Passage
15. Radiator
16. Chest
17. Hall-stand
18. Table
Wine Cellar
19. Wine Bins
Mrs. Bardell's Sitting-room
20. Chair
21. Cage Stuffed Birds
22. Circular Table
23. Parrot Cage (empty)
24. Family Album
25. Overmantel
26. Grate
27. Presentation Music Box
28. Easy Chair
29. Upright Piano
30. Sofa
31. Occassional Table, with Aspidistra
32. Bric-à-brac Whatnot
33. Chiffonier
Outer Area
34. Coal Cellars (under sidewalk)
35. Store
36. Tradesmen's Entrance
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