The island platform survived disused for a number of years and pictorial evidence from the 1900s shows the surface was partly broken up and flowerbeds created.
ðɪ ˈaɪlənd plˈætfɔːɹm sɚvˈaɪvd dɪsjˈuːzd fɚɹə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv jˈɪɹz ænd pɪktˈoːɹɪəl ˈɛvɪdəns fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd z ʃˈoʊz ðə sˈɜːfɪs wʌz pˈɑːɹtli bɹˈoʊkən ˌʌp ænd flˈaʊɚbˌɛdz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd.