Shark In Roof Of House In Oxford

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.

Shark in roof of house in oxford.

Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer. That was until 1986 when an odd sculpture was added to the roof. Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the. The shark house in new high street oxford was first created in august 1986 when owner local journalist and broadcaster bill heine decided to put the 25ft figure in his roof.

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. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. A very unusual sight to see. 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.

The modest 4 bed victorian cottage was once your standard home no different to numerous other houses on the street. Bill heine 73 has applied to have. Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house. The headington shark house real name untitled 1986 is a property located in headington oxford england.

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. 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 shark became the most famous resident of headington when it appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986. 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.

Very effective you have to see it to believe it. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx.