Two steps up from the pavement, the front door opens onto the hall, with the stairs up to Blake's consulting room straight ahead and the lounge (more often referred to as 'the waiting room') on the left. Towards the back of the hall, also on the left, a door opens onto the seldom-used the dining room (when working, Blake and Tinker tend to eat in the consulting room). Large folding doors can be opened between the lounge and the dining room when a lot of space is required (this is traditionally done at Christmas).
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The Ground Floor
The floor most suited to social events is also the floor least used in Sexton Blake's Baker Street home. The fact is, the residents are simply too busy to spend much time in these well-fitted, tastefully decorated chambers.
Dining Room
37. Radio Set
38. Dining Table
39. Dining Chairs
40. Grate
41. Sideboard
42. Cigar and Tobacco Cabinet
43. Wine Cooler
44. Three-leaf Folding Doors
Lounge
45. Bookcases
46. Radio-Gramophone
47. Easy Chair
48. Standard Lamp
49. Settee
50. Cabinets (Trophies, etc.)
51. Marble Bust of Berkeley Blake,
M.D., on pedestal
52. Coffee Table
53. Grand Piano
54. Cocktail Cabinet
55. Grate
Hall
56. Table
57. Hanging Cupboard
58. Radiators
59. Door to Basement
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