ðɪs bˈeɪsmənt ɪz stˈɪl vˈɪzᵻbəl tə tədˈeɪ, ɪt hɐz bˈɑːɹz ɔnðə wˈɪndoʊz ænd wʊd ˈɔfən flˈʌd, "bˈɛsɪtˌɛɹə" mˈiːnz lˈoʊ lˈɛvəl.
This basement is still visible to today, it has bars on the Windows and would often flood, "Besseterre" means low level.