The house that my grandfather designed and built after the war, and in which I spent a huge proportion of my own childhood and have very very happy memories of, is going to be demolished, to make way for a new development of houses. I'm a bit sad about this, obviously, but there we go, life moves on, people need houses etc etc.
However, I know that there is a small metal plaque at the front of the house which my grandfather had engraved with his and my grandmother's initials and the date they moved in. I remember it very clearly from my childhood and I know it's still there.
All that side of my family are dead, including my mum, there is no-one left and soon the house we all spent so many happy times in will be gone too. I have photos obviously but it would really be meaningful to have something 'solid' and unique.
WIBU to write to the current owners and ask them if they would be willing to remove the plaque and send it to me, when they move out? I wouldn't chase them for it, just write once and if there's no response or it's a 'no' I would absolutely respect that. Or would this be a ridiculous request in the first place?