 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 . 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 . 
