Shark In Roof Of House In Oxford

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.

Shark in roof of house in oxford.

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 appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx.

Very effective you have to see it to believe it. A very unusual sight to see. Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter.

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. Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the. 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. 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. That was until 1986 when an odd sculpture was added to the roof. The modest 4 bed victorian cottage was once your standard home no different to numerous other houses on the street.

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.