Whether you’ve heard of Aldwych or not, you’ve doubtless seen it. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Closed for good in 1994, this Central London stop on a branch of the Piccadilly line has made good its existence in ways other than ferrying flustered office workers.| Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

If you’ve seen The Prodigy’s video for their rave anthem Firestarter, for example, you were actually looking at one of Aldwych’s creepily empty tunnels. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Likewise, if ever you’ve watched V for Vendetta, 28 Weeks Later or Sherlock, you’ll have seen its platforms – sometimes labelled as other locations. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

When it’s not being used as a film set, Aldwych sits deserted – occasionally opened for private functions and tours. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Opened in 1907 as Strand station, Aldwych became a branch of the main Piccadilly line when two of London’s railway companies merged. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

A 1972 Northern Line train is permanently parked at Aldwych. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

The train can be moved along the track for filming purposes. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Aldwych’s initial service was a shuttle to Holborn. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

In 1917 the eastern platform at Aldwych closed, when the station’s Sunday service ceased. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Aldwych suffered from perennially low passenger numbers, in part due to nearby stations being more convenient. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Walls adorned with posters from the past attest to a further life as a test area for new adverts. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Aldwych’s platforms sit more than 28m below street level. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Several service reductions hit Aldwych over its lifetime. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

When the station’s second platform closed, its one-way tunnel fell into disrepair. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Several extension plans were proposed during its lifetime, but none came to fruition. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

One extension plan would have included Aldwych on the Jubilee line. A later revision changed the route from Charing Cross to Westminster, missing Aldwych. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

A 2005 study suggested extending the DLR from Bank to Charing Cross via Aldwych as a viable option. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

The tracks at Aldwych still connect to the Piccadilly line via a manual set of points. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

A section blocked off to this day hints at Aldwych’s wartime history | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

The tunnel between Aldwych and Holborn was used to harbour treasures from the nearby British Museum from Nazi bombs. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Aldwych also sheltered and protected Londoners during the Blitz of World War II. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

The station was built below the location of the demolished Royal Strand Theatre. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Cream and dark green tiles are a relic of the Underground Electric Railways Company’s penchant for decoration. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller

Aldwych finally closed its shutters in 1994 due to the prohibitive cost – £3 million – of repairing a broken lift. | Click here to buy this image as a print | © Chris Rowlands / Modern Traveller