 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 . 
