Angel, London corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road. Since 1965 the whole area has formed part of the London Borough of Islington in Greater London. The area is named after the Angel Inn, which existed from the 17th century. The boundary of the ancient parishes of Clerkenwell and Islington cut through the area. The southern part of Liverpool Road and the western side of Islington High Street, including the Angel Inn were in the parish of Clerkenwell. Despite this, both parts were considered to form part of the town of Islington. There is a traditional story that a pauper died
Euston Road major restoration in the early 1990s. The hotel reopened as the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel in 2011. Camden Town Hall, formerly St Pancras Town Hall, opened in 1937. The Euston Theatre of Varieties was based at No. 37–43. It was renamed the Regent Theatre in 1922, and converted to a cinema in 1932. It was demolished in 1950 so that the town hall could be extended. The headquarters of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, is at Friends House, No. 173 Euston Road. It was built between 1925–7 and holds the society's library dating back