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
Henry Fenwick (Liberal politician) Henry Fenwick (Liberal politician) Colonel Henry Thomas Fenwick, CMG, MVO, DSO (20 December 1863 – 30 August 1939) was a British army officer and Liberal Party politician. Fenwick was the son of Henry Fenwick and Jane Lutwidge Cookson, and entered the army in 1885. He changed to a political career when he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton-le-Spring at the 1892 general election, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1895 general election. In 1899 he was again in active service, as 2nd in Command of the Royal Horse Guards. He served with