Royal Horseguards Hotel Royal Horseguards Hotel The Royal Horseguards Hotel is a 5-star London hotel situated in the area of Whitehall. It is operated by Guoman Hotels, a subsidiary of Thistle Hotels. Whitehall Court was constructed as a block of luxury residential apartments in 1884 by the Liberal MP and property developer Jabez Balfour. The building's construction was the centrepiece of an elaborate pyramid scheme for fraud by Balfour, through the Liberator Building Society which he controlled. In 1892 the Society collapsed, leaving thousands of investors penniless. Instead of advancing money to home buyers, the Society had advanced money to property companies to
Ronald Walker (British politician) Ronald Walker (British politician) Sir Ronald Fitz-John Walker (1880–26 March 1971) was a British Liberal Party politician. Born in Mirfield, Walker worked for his family's blanket-making business. His brother was killed in World War I, leaving him to raise his nephew, John Walker. Walker first stood for Parliament as a Liberal at the 1922 general election. He was elected to the party's National Executive the following year, then stood unsuccessfully for Parliament on five further occasions, the last being the 1935 general election. He contested Leeds North East, 1922 and 1923, Colne Valley, 1924, Dewsbury, 1929, Royton, 1931 and 1935.