 In 1827 , James Pollard painted The Royal Mail Coaches for the North Leaving the Angel , Islington , currently on display in the Tate Gallery . The Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist contains a reference to the Angel , where " London began in earnest " . Neil Gaiman 's fantasy television series Neverwhere has a character named Angel Islington , after the inn . " The Angel , Islington " is the opening track on singer / songwriter Frank Turner 's album Positive Songs for Negative People . 
