The Angel, Islington the front of the tavern faced the New Road. By the 1850s, the Angel was reported to be in decline. The New Road was renamed Pentonville Road in 1857, and the inn's management successfully put shop fronts on the road around 1870, along with extensive refurbishments. In 1880, the Angel was refurbished internally for William Henry and Richard Baker, later to become large-scale pub owners. In 1883 the stables were sold to the London Street Tramways and the main building was sold to the brewers Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co. in 1896. Construction of a new building in pale terracotta
The Angel, Islington London Angel Islington Hotel is named after the pub. It is located on Upper Street to the north of the original Angel. "The Angel Islington" is a property in the British version of "Monopoly". In the game it is the third-cheapest property on the board, reflecting the downmarket state of Islington through most of the 20th century until its gentrification in the 1980s. Victor Watson, of British manufacturers John Waddington Ltd, and his wife, Marge, decided to include the property on the board whilst taking tea at the cafe. This account of events appears on a plaque displayed in the