Shark In House Roof Oxford

Stay in a local landmark a stylish victorian cottage with a unique sculpture in the roof.

Shark in house roof oxford.

A very unusual sight to see. 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. Oxford city centre 1 5 miles with excellent bus servic. The fibreglass fish in the roof of an oxford house was commissioned in 1986 by bill heine who died last week.

The house is typical. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the.

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 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. 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. The shark house oxford central headington sleeps 12 guests 4 bathrooms townhouses for rent in oxfordshire england united kingdom.

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 20ft shark diving into the roof of a house. 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.