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The street number 221B was assigned to the Sherlock Holmes Museum on 27 March 1990 ( replacing the logical address 239 Baker Street ) when the Leader of Westminster City Council, Lady Shirley Porter, unveiled a blue plaque signifying the address of " 221B Baker Street.

" She was invited to renumber the museum's building to coincide with its official opening ( and because the number 221B had not been included in the original planning consent for the museum granted in October 1989 ).

Council officials claim that Dame Shirley Porter was not acting as Leader of the council when she unveiled the famous blue plaque on the property in 1990, despite the fact that photographic evidence shows her wearing a badge bearing the words " Leader of the Council " while she unveiled the plaque in front of international media.