Biddulph's was newsagent/cafe/lending library situated at 16 Rosamund Street, owned by Walter Biddulph. The shop consisted of a single room with a divider in the middle, behind the counter. Biddulph brewed the coffee/tea at the counter and served cafe customers through a serving hatch. Befitting its reputation as a rough and grotty fleapit, the shop was dark and untidy, with the lending library in particular a disorganised mess, with an unkempt pile of newspapers lying on the back table. At one point, the future Det. Sgt. Crichton delivered papers for Biddulph.