To find replacing Victorian stained glass windows with PVC double glazing a terrible shame?

[Nancery]

Near me is a house with beautiful leaded and stained glass windows. In perfect condition (the previous owners used them as a major selling point.)

These windows are now smashed and in a skip and a plastic double glazed ones are being put in their place. I asked if I could have the remaining two when they took them out but was told no as 'they could end up on EBay.' (I wasn't planning on this at all, I just didn't want them broken and discarded like the others.)

AIBU to think this is such a shame?

I would adhere to what mbygrave says and have heard a couple of similar scenarios from my clients in West London. I would only ever recommend replacing timber windows with timber windows for period properties and homes if significance. Timber has come along way in recent years and you should look at Accoya if you want good quality timber windows and doors, all the high end companies are using it (including us, woodland-of-kingston.co.uk/)