widening scheme undertaken by the London County Council and was an attractive three story pale red brick building built in the style of the time. The design was complemented by stone work including the words "LM1928SR" and the winged symbol they then used. The exit was at the corner of Kingsland Road and Old Street and the arrival hall attractively laid out in ceramic tiles. These were a buff colour with burnt orange, black and brown detailing. The subway to the island was done out in white glazed brick and the station building now included a parcels office. Following that, services were withdrawn on 6 October 1940 following air raid damage in World War II elsewhere on the line although Connor suggests trains had not run for some weeks previously. The station stayed open selling tickets until 17 November 1941. After closure (1940-present day) The Poplar service continued to pass through Shoreditch but this was withdrawn on 15 May 1944 due to bomb damage between Dalston and Poplar and declining passenger numbers. The following August the station building was slightly damaged by a V-1 rocket explosion. After the war the station building was taken over by a dress making firm. The wooden platform awnings were taken down between 1953 and 1956 and during late 1965 most of the other timber platform level buildings were removed down. The buildings that housed the stairwells survived along with some brick structures but these succumbed in late 1971. The platforms also remained intact until they were demolished in 2005, in conjunction with the East London line extension project. The "Steam" lines (also known as No 1 lines) were lifted sometime during the 1970s and traffic declined at Broad Street until that station was closed on 30 June 1986 with the former No 2 electric lines being lifted soon after. After that the track bed through the station remained overgrown and unused until the East London Line extension was opened in 2010. The station did not re-open as part of the East London Line extension but a new station called Shoreditch High Street was constructed nearby. The line does however pass through the Shoreditch station site. The station's buildings on the corner of Old Street and Kingsland Road remain intact and are in use as commercial premises within which the original stairs to the platforms remain intact. Notes References External links Subterranea Britannica: Shoreditch Station