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The Angel

This pub takes its name from the 17th-century coaching inn which gave the area its name. The original Angel was built in 1639, on the site of 1 Islington High Street. Replaced in 1819 and again at the turn of the 20th century, it remained a pub until 1921, when it opened as Lyons Corner House.

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