The Angel, Islington

The Angel, Islington
The 1903 Angel Hotel (now offices) on the original corner site with the current pub to the right
Location in the London Borough of Islington
Former names	Angel Inn Angel Hotel
General information
Location	Angel, London Borough of Islington, Greater London
Address	1 Islington High Street
Country	England
Coordinates	51°31′55″N 0°06′22″W / 51.532°N 0.106°W / 51.532; -0.106
Current tenants	The Co-operative Bank ORC International
Completed	1903 (current premises)
Renovated	1979–1982
Owner	Hamilton Investment Properties
Technical details
Floor count	6
Floor area	1,083 square metres (11,660 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Eedle and Meyers[1]
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Elsom Pack & Roberts
Renovating firm	McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	The Angel
Designated	31 January 1991
Reference no.	1207594[1]

The Angel, Islington, is a historic landmark and a series of buildings that have stood on the corner of Islington High Street and Pentonville Road in Islington, London, England. The land originally belonged to the Clerkenwell Priory and has had various properties built on it since the 16th century. An inn on the site was called the "Angel Inn" by 1614, and the crossing became generally known as "the Angel". The site was bisected by the New Road, which opened in 1756, and properties on the site have been rebuilt several times up to the 20th century. The corner site gave its name to Angel tube station, opened in 1901, and the surrounding Angel area of London.

The current structure was completed in 1903 and was known as the Angel Hotel. The building was acquired by J. Lyons and Co. in 1921 and was used as a restaurant. In 1935 it was chosen as a property for the British version of Monopoly. The building was sold to the London County Council in 1959 to be demolished as part of plans for road improvement works that did not take place. It was returned to private ownership, renovated from 1979 and reopened in 1982 as the Angel Corner House. It contained a branch of the Co-operative Bank until 2024. It is currently used as offices, and is a grade II listed building. In 1998 a new pub called the Angel, operated by pub chain J D Wetherspoon, opened at an adjacent premises. This was later sold and renamed The Junction, to be run independently.