Plaque: Monopoly
Erection date: 21/10/2003
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This plaque commemorates the site of The Angel Corner House Tea Rooms.
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In 1935 Victor Watson and his secretary Marjorie Phillips stopped for afternoon tea whilst choosing the sites for the original London Monopoly.
Monopoly
It was here he decided that 'Angel' was an appropriate name for one of the properties making it the only site on the board named after a building.
Victor and Marjorie came to London from Leeds specifically to select names for the board. Having been out on a name-gathering 'morning taxi ride' they stopped here and rather than look further chose 'The Angel' as the last name.
The plaque was unveiled by Victor Watson's grandson, also named Victor.
Site: Monopoly (1 memorial)
N1, Islington High Street, 1, Co-op Bank
The plaque is inside the building, in the area open to the public.
January 2015: we learn that this historic building (architects: Frederick James Eedle and Sydney Herbert Meyers) is under threat from Crossrail 2.
