Horton moved his headquarters from Aberdour, where he was under the control of the fleet commanders at Scapa Flow, to Northways in north London, officially because he wanted a freer hand in running his command, but purportedly because Northways was located near some of his favourite golf courses.
Horton flyttede sit hovedkvarter fra Aberdour, hvor han var under opsyn af flådeledelsen i Scapa Flow til Northways i det nordlige London, officielt fordi han ønskede en friere hånd til at lede sin kommando, men efter sigende fordi Northways lå i nærheden af nogle af hans foretrukne golfbaner.