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The Angel was situated in Angel Yard, High Street.

Source: Colin Price

Of the other inns mentioned by John Taylor, the Angel was probably the oldest. We can trace it back to the days of Henry VIII, although at that time it was known as the Bull. In a document of 1664 drawn up by Francis Pointeau, a lawyer of Anjou, we learn that Robert Rich, Knight, Baron of Kensington, at that time living in Anjou, “acknowledging the merits, good and grateful services of Benedict Barber, his follower and servant, gave unto him by a donation irrevocable amongst living men one house, with the appurtenances and dependencies thereof sitted and situated in the towne of Romford in the province or countye of Essex, in England, the which house is an Ine whereat hangeth a signe the picture of an Angell, with the garden, lands and orchards belonging unto the said house, which is adjoining to the bridge of the said towne of Romford.” The Angel ceased to exist – if angels can! – about the year 1772.

The Romance Of Essex Inns, Glynn H Morgan, 1963

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