ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz dˈæmɪdʒd baɪ bˈɑːm dˈæmɪdʒ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə blˈɪts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn bˌʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ˈoʊpən ʌntˈɪl klˈoʊzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː æz pˈæsɪndʒɚ nˈʌmbɚz hæd fˈɔːlən ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛɹiə sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm sᵻvˈɪɹ bˈɑːmɪŋ dˈæmɪdʒ ænd nˈɛvɚ ɹɪˈoʊpənd.
The station was damaged by bomb damage during the Blitz in 1941 but remained open until closed in 1943 as passenger numbers had fallen resulting from the area suffering from severe bombing damage and never reopened.