House With Shark In Roof Oxford

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

House with shark in roof oxford.

Very effective you have to see it to believe it. A very unusual sight to see. 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 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.

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. 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. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. We also have a 25 foot shark in our roof.

Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer. For 35 years i ve been visiting oxford and as long as i can remember mber the big sharks diving into the roof oxford wouldn t be oxford without the shark. Oxford english heritage a house with a 25ft great white shark sticking out of its roof is set to be given listed status by a council who originally wanted it demolished. The shark house is a large double fronted victorian property with four double bedrooms and four bathrooms.

A 20ft shark diving into the roof of a house. 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. A house with a 25ft great white shark sticking out of its roof could be made a national treasure. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx.

Bill heine 72 had the beast built into his terraced home in headington oxford in august 1986. The fibreglass fish which became known as the headington shark after the oxford. The fibreglass fish in the roof of an oxford house was commissioned in 1986 by bill heine who died last week.