Demolished building's sign given as Christmas gift
Gateshead CouncilA "small piece" of a town's history has been saved from a demolition site and gifted as a Christmas present.
Edie Miller surprised her partner Tom with the large blue sign from Gateshead's Computer House, which she was able to rescue in time to put under her tree.
The couple used to cycle past the former office block every day and it was something the philosopher, whose works covers AI ethics, said he had always loved.
Ms Miller said it will be hung in the couple's office, which they have nicknamed Computer House.
She was able to claim the sign after she contacted Gateshead Council and demolition contractor BAM Nuttall to ask permission to take it.
Council leader Martin Gannon said: "We were surprised to receive this request, but we're so pleased that this small piece of Gateshead's history will get a new home in the borough."
A spokesperson for the contractor said the sign was a "small but meaningful reminder of Gateshead's built heritage".
"We were pleased to help preserve it and see it given a new life as such a unique Christmas gift," they said.
Computer House is being demolished as part of a programme to remove the Gateshead flyover.
