Angel — Local services in London

When I was little, back in the sixties, steam trains still chugged in and out of the mainline stations. The Angel station had a special place of terror in my psyche. Not only was it impossibly deep, but the platform had tubes running on both sides, I convinced myself that I would be sucked down the tunnel, so I would cling to the wooden benches for dear life. Today's station escalator, the longest single span in London and I believe French made, is not for the faint-hearted, especially going down. The platforms with track either side have gone. The Angel is a lovely place made bland by globalist corporate crap, but don't worry their days are numbered, nothing stays the same, and the old place will regain it's eccentric charms and nastiness. Ergo, Jamie Oliver is out (Air frying on TV) Nandos is in, and an Uniqlo if you think you are going Japanese. And Marks cannot make their minds up about whether to sell underware alongside food, I know it's weird, but it is England And when you do reach the surface, the Angel's your oyster/ Kebab, a posh one. I did the painting in photoshop, it is def not a multicultural thing, just the ramblings through my mind that at this moment suit this place. I would use a street view image, but they...

always 5 🌟,It's great station and just walking distance from King's Cross and lots of services around,Angel is a London Underground station in the Angel area of the London Borough of Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between Old Street and King's Cross St. Pancras stations, in Travelcard Zone 1. The station was originally built by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) and opened on 17 November 1901. The station served as a terminus until the line was extended to Euston on...

Angel is such a cool place , it's like a mini city in itself, you çan stroll along the main road all the way up to highbury islington and there is so much to see and come back to angel through the other side of the main road and still see a lot of stuff, or you can be a bit more adventurous and have a walk at the canal, you will find nice restaurants pubs and hidden gems around this area, it's such a good area to meet a friend and you haven't planned what to do or where to eat, there is...