Shark In House Roof 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.

Shark in house roof oxford.

A very unusual sight to see. The fibreglass fish in the roof of an oxford house was commissioned in 1986 by bill heine who died last week. 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. Stay in a local landmark a stylish victorian cottage with a unique sculpture in the roof.

City councillors hated the monster jaws built. 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 house oxford central headington sleeps 12 guests 4 bathrooms townhouses for rent in oxfordshire england united kingdom. 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.

One drizzly afternoon this past april anne whitehouse and john buckley stood outside a two story brick house on new high street in the english suburb of headington oxford. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx. Oxford city centre 1 5 miles with excellent bus servic. Bill heine 73 has applied to have.

Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the. A 20ft shark diving into the roof of a house. The house is typical. 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.