Shark In Roof Of House In Oxford

The shark became the most famous resident of headington when it landed in the roof of 2 new high street in the early hours of saturday 9 august 1986.

Shark in roof of house in oxford.

A house with a 25ft great white shark sticking out of its roof could be made a national treasure by the same council which wanted it torn down. A terminally ill man whose house has become a tourist attraction with a 25 foot shark in the roof has launched a bid to preserve the monument after his death. The headington shark house real name untitled 1986 is a property located in headington oxford england. The fibreglass fish which became known as the headington shark after the oxford suburb led heine a local journalist and businessman who died last week into a six year legal battle with the.

A 20ft shark diving into the roof of a house. Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer.

Very effective you have to see it to believe it. Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx. The shark became the most famous resident of headington when it appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986.

Bill heine 73 has applied to have. The headington shark proper name untitled 1986 is a rooftop sculpture located at 2 new high street headington oxford england depicting a large shark embedded head first in the roof of a house. That was until 1986 when an odd sculpture was added to the roof. A very unusual sight to see.

This ordinary home built as a semi detached house in about 1860 but now attached by a link to a second house to the north suddenly became the centre of world attention and the headless shark still excites interest today. The modest 4 bed victorian cottage was once your standard home no different to numerous other houses on the street.