Shark In House Roof Oxford

Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer.

Shark in house roof oxford.

Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. 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. A 20ft shark diving into the roof of a house. Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the 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. 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. The shark became the most famous resident of headington when it appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986. 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.

Bill heine 73 has applied to have. The shark house oxford central headington sleeps 12 guests 4 bathrooms townhouses for rent in oxfordshire england united kingdom. Stay in a local landmark a stylish victorian cottage with a unique sculpture in the roof. 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.

Very effective you have to see it to believe it. Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx. The fibreglass fish in the roof of an oxford house was commissioned in 1986 by bill heine who died last week.

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.