Editing Islington (section)

==Great North Road==
The urbanisation of Islington began with ribbon development along the [[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] (the modern [[A1 road (London)|A1]]). which is known (south to north) as ''Islington High Street'', [[Upper Street]], [[Holloway Road]] and ''Archway Road'' as it passes through the district. In 1716 the ''Great North Road'' came under the control of the newly formed Islington Turnpike Trust. The Trust grew rapidly, and soon had control of most major roads in the area, building a number of major road arteries through the expanding residential areas, including [[Caledonian Road (London)|Caledonian Road]], [[Euston Road]], [[City Road]] and [[New North Road, Islington|New North Road]].<ref>{{cite journal
  | last =Croot
  | first =Patricia
  | title =Islington Communications
  | journal =A History of the County of Middlesex
  | volume =8
  | pages =3–8
  | publisher =British History Online
  | year =1985
  | url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=7111
  | access-date =2007-05-11  }}</ref>

===Islington High Street===
Islington High Street runs approximately {{convert|500|m|mi}} from the intersection of [[London Inner Ring Road#Pentonville Road|Pentonville Road]] and [[City Road]] at the south end to [[Islington Green]] at the north end, where it branches into [[Upper Street]] and [[Essex Road]] (former Lower Street). The earliest reference to Islington High Street is its appearance on a 1590 map of the area. At this time, nine [[inns]] (including the famous [[The Angel, Islington|Angel]], which has subsequently given its name to the area around High Street), as well as housing and a public pond were shown lining the street.<ref>{{cite journal
  | last =Croot
  | first =Patricia
  | title =Islington Growth
  | journal =A History of the County of Middlesex
  | volume =8
  | pages =9–19
  | publisher =British History Online
  | year =1985
  | url =http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=6734
  | access-date =2007-05-11  }}</ref>

The [[Peacock Inn, Islington|Peacock Inn]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Peacock Inn, Islington|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/peacock-inn-islington|website=londonremembers.com}}</ref> at 11 Islington High Street dates from 1564, although the current [[facade|façade]] dates from 1857. It featured in ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' as the inn at which Tom stays prior to travelling to [[Rugby School]]. It closed in 1962, although the building still stands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Places of Note |publisher=London Borough of Islington |url=http://www.islington.gov.uk/Education/LocalHistory/BriefBoroughHistory/415.asp |access-date=2007-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420145218/http://www.islington.gov.uk/Education/LocalHistory/BriefBoroughHistory/415.asp |archive-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>

[[Angel tube station]] on Islington High Street has the longest [[escalator]] on the [[London Underground]] system, at 318 steps.<ref>{{cite web
  | title =London Underground Statistics
  | publisher =Tube Prune
  | date =21 April 2003
  | url =http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/Statistics.htm
  | access-date =2007-05-11  }}</ref> In 2006 a Norwegian man made headlines after [[skiing]] down the escalator at the station.<ref>{{cite news
  | title =Tube Ski Stunt Blasted by Police
  | publisher =BBC
  | date =28 March 2007
  | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6501897.stm
  | access-date =2007-05-12  }}</ref>

===Upper Street===
{{Main|Upper Street}}
[[File:IslingtonTownHall.jpg|thumb|[[Islington Town Hall]] in Upper Street]]
Upper Street is Islington's main shopping street. The parish church, [[St Mary's Church, Islington|St Mary's]], is located on Upper Street.