Fox on the Green

The Fox on the Green is one of Islington’s oldest pubs.

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A grade II listed public house, it has been operating in its current form since 1872.

Briefly in 1985 renamed ’The Slug and Lettuce’, the Fox dated from c.1823 but before this was an ancient structure with a pointed roof ’containing rooms wainscoted with oak in square panels’. In front of it formerly stood a large tree surrounded by benches. Mr Prince, the landlord who died in 1774, was famous for his home-brewed ale.

The landlord of the former ’Duke’s Head’ was Thomas Topham, the ’London Samson’ died on 10 August 1749 and was well-known for his feats of strength, rolling up pewter plates and pots like paper, lifting a horse over a turnpike gate and with one hand a Derbyshire vicar weighing 27 stone.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Angel Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern Line.

Angel

Collins’ Music Hall Collins’ Music Hall was a notable Islington venue.

Collins’ Music Hall

Islington Islington grew as a sprawling Middlesex village along the line of the Great North Road, and has provided the name of the modern borough.

Islington

Philharmonic Hall The Philharmonic Hall was a major music hall throughout the 1860s and early 1870s.

Philharmonic Hall

White Conduit Fields White Conduit Fields in Islington was an early venue for cricket and several major matches are known to have been played there in the 18th century.

White Conduit Fields

White Conduit Street (1950s) A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington in the 1950s.

White Conduit Street (1950s)

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Albion Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)

Albion Mews, N1

Allingham Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Allingham Mews, N1

Allingham Street, N1 Allingham Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Allingham Street, N1

Alma Terrace, N1 Alma Terrace was later Brayfield Terrace (Barnsbury)

Alma Terrace, N1

Almeida Street, N1 Almeida Street leads west from Upper Street (Islington)

Almeida Street, N1

Anderson Square, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Anderson Square, N1

Ann Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Ann Street, N1

Arundel House, N1 Arundel House is a block on Halton Road (Islington)

Arundel House, N1

Asman House, N1 Asman House is a block on Colebrooke Row (Islington)

Asman House, N1

Aztec Row, N1 Aztec Row is part of Berners Street, Islington (Islington)

Aztec Row, N1

Baldwin Terrace, N1 Baldwin Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Baldwin Terrace, N1

Bampton House, N1 Bampton House is a block on Pleasant Place (Essex Road)

Bampton House, N1

Barford Street, N1 Barford Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Barford Street, N1

Barnsbury Road, N1 Barnsbury Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Barnsbury Road, N1

Barnston Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Barnston Walk, N1

Batchelor Street, N1 Batchelor Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Batchelor Street, N1

Battishill Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Battishill Street, N1

Berners Road, N1 Berners Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Berners Road, N1

Bouton Court, N1 Bouton Court is a block on Bouton Place

Bouton Court, N1

Bouton Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Bouton Place, N1

Bradleys Close, N1 Bradleys Close is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Bradleys Close, N1

Brampton House, N1 Residential block (Essex Road)

Brampton House, N1

Brayfield Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Barnsbury)

Brayfield Terrace, N1

Bridel Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Bridel Mews, N1

Britannia Row, N1 Britannia Row is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Britannia Row, N1

Britannia Wharf, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Hoxton)

Britannia Wharf, N1

Bromfield Street, N1 Bromfield Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Bromfield Street, N1

Burgh Street, N1 This is a street in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Burgh Street, N1

Business Design Centre, N1 The Business Design Centre is a Grade II listed building located between Upper Street and Liverpool Road (Islington)

Business Design Centre, N1

Camden Passage, N1 Camden Passage was built as Cumberland Row in 1767 (Angel)

Camden Passage, N1

Camden Street, N1 Camden Street once laid at the northern end of Camden Passage (Angel)

Camden Street, N1

Camden Walk, N1 Camden Walk is one of the streets of the N1 postal area (Angel)

Camden Walk, N1

Canonbury Villas, N1 Canonbury Villas is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area

Canonbury Villas, N1

Carleton House, N1 Carleton House is a block on Cross Street (Islington)

Carleton House, N1

Catton House, N1 Catton House is a block on Pleasant Place (Essex Road)

Catton House, N1

Chantry Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Chantry Street, N1

Chapel Market, N1 Chapel Market is a daily street market in Islington (Islington)

Chapel Market, N1

Chapel Place, N1 Chapel Place lies off the north side of Chapel Market towards Liverpool Road (Islington)

Chapel Place, N1

Charles Lamb Court, N1 Charles Lamb Court is a block on Gerrard Road (Islington)

Charles Lamb Court, N1

Charlton Place, N1 Charlton Place runs east from Upper Street (Islington)

Charlton Place, N1

Chelsea Court, N1 Chelsea Court is located on Melville Place (Essex Road)

Chelsea Court, N1

Cloudesley Place, N1 Cloudesley Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Cloudesley Place, N1

Cloudesley Road, N1 Cloudesley Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Cloudesley Road, N1

Cloudesley Square, N1 Cloudesley Square is a square in Islington (Islington)

Cloudesley Square, N1

Cloudesley Street, N1 Cloudesley Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Cloudesley Street, N1

Colebrook Row, N1 Colebrooke Row is a street of late 18th and early 19th century terraced houses (Islington)

Colebrook Row, N1

Colebrooke Place, N1 Colebrooke Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Colebrooke Place, N1

Collins Yard, N1 Collins Yard is so-named as it ran alongside the Collins’ Music Hall giving access to the rear of the hall (Islington)

Collins Yard, N1

Copford Walk, N1 Copford Walk is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Copford Walk, N1

Cross Street, N1 Cross Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Cross Street, N1

Cruden Street, N1 Cruden Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Cruden Street, N1

Dagmar Passage, N1 Dagmar Passage is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Dagmar Passage, N1

Dagmar Terrace, N1 Dagmar Terrace leads off Essex Road (Islington)

Dagmar Terrace, N1

Dame Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Dame Street, N1

Danbury Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Danbury Road, N1

Danbury Street, N1 Danbury Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Danbury Street, N1

Dawlish House, N1 Dawlish House is a block on Pleasant Place

Dawlish House, N1

Denmark Grove, N1 Denmark Grove is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Denmark Grove, N1

Devon House, N1 Devon House is a block on Upper Street (Angel)

Devon House, N1

Devonia Road, N1 Devonia Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Devonia Road, N1

Devonshire House, N1 Devonshire House can be found on Cross Street (Islington)

Devonshire House, N1

Dewey Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Dewey Road, N1

Dibden Street, N1 Dibden Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Dibden Street, N1

Dignum Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Dignum Street, N1

Doves Yard, N1 Doves Yard is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Doves Yard, N1

Dowrey Street, N1 All but the northern tip of Dowrey Street was redeveloped away (Islington)

Dowrey Street, N1

Draper Place, N1 Draper Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Draper Place, N1

Duncan Street, N1 Duncan Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Duncan Street, N1

Duncan Terrace, N1 Duncan Terrace is named after Admiral Duncan the commander of the Naval Fleet at the Battle of Camperdown against the Dutch in 1797 (Islington)

Duncan Terrace, N1

Elder Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Elder Walk, N1

Elsinore House, N1 Elsinore House is a block on Barnsbury Road (Islington)

Elsinore House, N1

Elystan Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Elystan Walk, N1

Essex Road, N1 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, had a country house here in the sixteenth century where he often entertained Queen Elizabeth I (Essex Road)

Essex Road, N1

Esther Anne Place, N1 Esther Anne Place is a location in London (Islington)

Esther Anne Place, N1

Fairstead Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Fairstead Walk, N1

Finnemore House, N1 Finnemore House is sited on Britannia Row (Islington)

Finnemore House, N1

Florence Court, N1 Florence Court is a block on Florence Street

Florence Court, N1

Florence Street, N1 Florence Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Florence Street, N1

Fowler Road, N1 Fowler Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Fowler Road, N1

Frome Street, N1 Frome Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Frome Street, N1

Gaskin Street, N1 Gaskin Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Gaskin Street, N1

Gerrard Road, N1 Gerrard Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Gerrard Road, N1

Gibson Square, N1 The west side of Gibson Square was built in 1836 and the remainder in 1839. (Islington)

Gibson Square, N1

Godson Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Godson Street, N1

Gough House, N1 Gough House is a block on Essex Road (Islington)

Gough House, N1

Grant Street, N1 The present Grant Street is the remnant of Warren Street, an L-shaped road running between Chapel Market and White Conduit Street, renamed Grant Street in 1936 (Islington)

Grant Street, N1

Grantbridge Street, N1 Grantbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Grantbridge Street, N1

Greenman Street, N1 Greenman Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area

Greenman Street, N1

Halton Cross Street, N1 Halton Cross Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Halton Cross Street, N1

Hanover Yard, N1 Hanover Yard is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Hanover Yard, N1

Hawes Street, N1 Hawes Street is a road in the N1 postcode area

Hawes Street, N1

Hedingham Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Hedingham Close, N1

Hermitage House, N1 Hermitage House is a block on Gerrard Road (Islington)

Hermitage House, N1

Holden House, N1 Holden House is a block on Popham Road (Islington)

Holden House, N1

Horse Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Horse Yard, N1

Inwood House, N1 Inwood House is located on Elliott’s Place (Islington)

Inwood House, N1

Islington Green, N1 Islington Green is both a small green and a series of roads which surround it (Angel)

Islington Green, N1

James’s Gardens, N1 James’s Gardens was established in the 1810s. (Angel)

James’s Gardens, N1

John’s Place, N1 John’s Place lead through an archway to Charles Street (Islington)

John’s Place, N1

Lambs Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Lambs Mews, N1

Laundry Lane, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Laundry Lane, N1

Lincoln House, N1 Lincoln House is a block on Astey’s Row (Essex Road)

Lincoln House, N1

Liverpool Road, N1 Originally known as Back Road, Liverpool Road traversed open countryside for much of its early existence. (Islington)

Liverpool Road, N1

Lonsdale Place, N1 Lonsdale Place is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Barnsbury)

Lonsdale Place, N1

Lonsdale Square, N1 Lonsdale Square was built between 1838 and 1845, and was designed in Gothic Revival style by R. C. Carpenter (Barnsbury)

Lonsdale Square, N1

Malvern Terrace, N1 Malvern Terrace is a road in the N1 postcode area (Barnsbury)

Malvern Terrace, N1

Mandeville Houses, N1 Mandeville Houses, fronting Mantell Street and Liverpool Road was the earliest housing scheme built by Finsbury Borough Council (Islington)

Mandeville Houses, N1

Mantell Street, N1 Mantell Street, originally Sermon Lane, is now part of Tolpuddle Street (Islington)

Mantell Street, N1

Maryland Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Maryland Walk, N1

Melville Place, N1 Melville Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Essex Road)

Melville Place, N1

Milner Place, N1 Milner Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Milner Place, N1

Milner Square, N1 Thomas Milner (1806-84) was a politician and a friend of Benjamin Disraeli and Charles Dickens

Milner Square, N1

Moon Street, N1 Moon Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Moon Street, N1

Moore Court, N1 Moore Court is a block on Andersons Square (Islington)

Moore Court, N1

Napier Terrace, N1 Napier Terrace is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Napier Terrace, N1

Newstead House, N1 Newstead House is sited on Liverpool Road (Islington)

Newstead House, N1

Noble Yard, N1 Noble Yard is a yard lying off Charlton Place (Angel)

Noble Yard, N1

Noel Road, N1 Noel Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Noel Road, N1

Northeast Place, N1 Northeast Place matched the adjacent Northwest Place (Angel)

Northeast Place, N1

Northwest Place, N1 Northwest Place, off Chapel Market, was formerly West Place (Angel)

Northwest Place, N1

Novello Court, N1 Novello Court is a block on Dibden Street (Islington)

Novello Court, N1

Old Royal Free Place, N1 Old Royal Free Place was the entrance to an old hospital (Islington)

Old Royal Free Place, N1

Old Royal Free Square, N1 Old Royal Free Square is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Old Royal Free Square, N1

Olive Court, N1 Olive Court is a block on Liverpool Road (Islington)

Olive Court, N1

Packington Square, N1 Packington Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Packington Square, N1

Packington Street, N1 Packington Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Packington Street, N1

Parkfield Street, N1 Parkfield Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Parkfield Street, N1

Peabody Square, N1 Peabody Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Peabody Square, N1

Peabody Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Peabody Yard, N1

Peldon Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Peldon Walk, N1

Peter’s Street Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Peter’s Street Mews, N1

Pied Bull Yard, N1 Pied Bull Yard is a small Islington turning (Islington)

Pied Bull Yard, N1

Pierrepoint Arcade, N1 Pierrepoint Arcade is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Pierrepoint Arcade, N1

Pierrepoint Row, N1 Pierrepoint Row is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Pierrepoint Row, N1

Pierrepont Arcade, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Pierrepont Arcade, N1

Pleasant Place, N1 Pleasant Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Essex Road)

Pleasant Place, N1

Popham Road, N1 Popham Road is a street in London (Islington)

Popham Road, N1

Popham Street, N1 Popham Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Popham Street, N1

Prebend Street, N1 Prebend Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Prebend Street, N1

Premier House, N1 Premier House is a block on Waterloo Terrace

Premier House, N1

Price House, N1 Price House is located on Britannia Row (Islington)

Price House, N1

Pride Court, N1 Pride Court is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Angel)

Pride Court, N1

Provence Street, N1 Provence Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Provence Street, N1

Providence Court, N1 Providence Court is a block on Upper Street (Islington)

Providence Court, N1

Providence Place, N1P Providence Place lies beside the Screen On The Green (Islington)

Providence Place, N1P

Queens Head Street, N1 Queens Head Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Queens Head Street, N1

Raleigh Mews, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Raleigh Mews, N1

Raleigh Street, N1 Raleigh Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Raleigh Street, N1

Regent House, N1 Regent House is a block on Florence Street (Islington)

Regent House, N1

Rheidol Mews, N1 Rheidol Mews is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rheidol Mews, N1

Rheidol Terrace, N1 Rheidol Terrace is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Rheidol Terrace, N1

Richmond Avenue, N1 Richmond Avenue - Richmond Road until 1938 - has houses with Greek and Egyptian details, including sphinxes and obelisks. (Islington)

Richmond Avenue, N1

Richmond Court, N1 Richmond Court is sited on Melville Place (Essex Road)

Richmond Court, N1

Ritchie Street, N1 Ritchie Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Ritchie Street, N1

River Place Health Centre, N1 River Place Health Centre is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Essex Road)

River Place Health Centre, N1

River Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Essex Road)

River Place, N1

Rodin Court, N1 Rodin Court is a block on Essex Road (Islington)

Rodin Court, N1

Royle Building, N1 Royle Building is a block on Wenlock Road (Hoxton)

Royle Building, N1

Shalford Court, N1 Shalford Court is a block on Shalford Court (Angel)

Shalford Court, N1

Shelley Place, N1 Shelley Place is a location in London (Islington)

Shelley Place, N1

Shillingford Street, N1 Shillingford Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Shillingford Street, N1

Southwood Smith Street, N1 Southwood Smith Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Southwood Smith Street, N1

St Albans Place, N1 St Albans Place was home to a famous Islington strong man (Islington)

St Albans Place, N1

St Peters Church Court, N1 St Peters Church Court can be found on Devonia Road (Islington)

St Peters Church Court, N1

St Peter’s Street, N1 Saint Peter’s Street runs between Essex Road and the Regent’s Canal (Islington)

St Peter’s Street, N1

St. Mary’s Path, N1 St. Mary’s Path is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

St. Mary’s Path, N1

St. Peter’s Street, N1 Willow Walk is a small Islington side street (Islington)

St. Peter’s Street, N1

Stonefield Street, N1 Stonefield Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Stonefield Street, N1

Strang House, N1 Strang House is a block on Britannia Row (Islington)

Strang House, N1

Studd Street, N1 This is a street in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Studd Street, N1

Terling Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Terling Walk, N1

The Boiler House, N1 The Boiler House is a block on Canonbury Villas

The Boiler House, N1

The Mall Camden Passage, N1 Charles Street in Islington disappeared under the Hilton hotel (Islington)

The Mall Camden Passage, N1

The Old School House, N1 The Old School House is a block on Fowler Road (Islington)

The Old School House, N1

The Precinct, N1 The Precinct is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

The Precinct, N1

Theberton Street, N1 Theberton Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Theberton Street, N1

Thornhill Road, N1 Thornhill Road is a road of Barnsbury (Barnsbury)

Thornhill Road, N1

Tibberton Square, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Tibberton Square, N1

Tibberton Street, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Tibberton Street, N1

Tiverton House, N1 Tiverton House is a block on Pleasant Place (Essex Road)

Tiverton House, N1

Tolpuddle Street, N1 Tolpuddle Street is a more recent street of Islington (Islington)

Tolpuddle Street, N1

Tudor Rose Building, N1 Tudor Rose Building is a block on Prebend Street (Islington)

Tudor Rose Building, N1

Tufnell House, N1 Tufnell House is a building on Pleasant Place

Tufnell House, N1

Turnbull House, N1 Turnbull House is a block on Windsor Street (Islington)

Turnbull House, N1

Union Square, N1 Union Square (sometime Union Court) was approached by a narrow alley (Angel)

Union Square, N1

Upper Street, N1 Upper Street begins at the junction of Pentonville Road and City Road, runs northwards past Angel, splits at Islington Green, ending at Highbury Corner (Islington)

Upper Street, N1

Vincent Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Angel)

Vincent Terrace, N1

Walters House Road, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Walters House Road, N1

Warren Mews, N1 Warren Mews began in 1889 (Islington)

Warren Mews, N1

Water Tower Place, N1 Water Tower Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Water Tower Place, N1

Waterloo Terrace, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Waterloo Terrace, N1

Wells House, N1 Wells House is a block on Upper Street (Islington)

Wells House, N1

Wenlock Building, N1 The Wenlock Building is a canal-side development on Wharf Road (Hoxton)

Wenlock Building, N1

White Conduit Street, N1 White Conduit Street was laid out and built up with houses and tenements from the mid-1790s (Islington)

White Conduit Street, N1

White Horse Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

White Horse Yard, N1

White Lion Street, N1 White Lion Street is named after the former White Lion inn on Islington High Street (Angel)

White Lion Street, N1

Wicks Place, N1 Wicks Place is a location in London (Islington)

Wicks Place, N1

William Congreve Mews, N1 William Congreve Mews is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

William Congreve Mews, N1

Windsor Street, N1 Windsor Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Windsor Street, N1

Wollaton House, N1 Wollaton House is a building on Batchelor Street (Islington)

Wollaton House, N1

Wontner Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode

Wontner Close, N1

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