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
History of Routledge surname 15th to 18th centuries colonization led to a British Empire that would soon encircle the globe. Unprecedented opportunities for adventure and wealth would send thousands upon thousands to far-flung corners of the world, even for some at the bottom of society who went abroad against their will. AD 1765. Convicted of "horse-stealing at the city of York, Richard Routledge was imprisoned and sentenced to death" but then he received respite via 14 years' transportation. AD 1770. Thomas Rutledge was tried, convicted for stealing, and confined at the Old Bailey prison awaiting transportation for 7 years when he received a pardon to serve on a