 By 1630 , the inn was owned by William Riplingham , officer of the Great Wardrobe . Riplingham built an extension of the courtyard ranges on the site of the Angel Inn around 1638 , for which he was fined due to breaking building regulations . These ranges survived up to the early 19th century . By 1677 , the Angel was owned by James Compton , 3rd Earl of Northampton and occupied by Edward Fawcett , who ran the inn until his death in 1696 . The premises accommodated livestock traders destined for Smithfield Market as well as long distance travellers . 
