Oxford Shark 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.

Oxford shark roof.

A shark sculpture that sticks out of the roof of a house in oxford is getting a new coat of paint on its 32nd birthday. The terraced home became oxford s quirkiest to. You remember the one sticking out of his roof. A house with a 25ft great white shark sticking out of its roof is set to be listed by the local council after they initially opposed it.

The oxford city council once sought to remove untitled 1986 a twenty five foot fibreglass shark installed on the roof of a home in headington oxford. 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. 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. Bill had to fight to keep.

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 very unusual sight to see. The headington shark was installed by bill heine in 1986 and proved. Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer.

And if you don t know his name you ll certainly know his shark because the former bbc radio oxford presenter was responsible for the city s famous fibreglass artwork the headington shark. Very effective you have to see it to believe it. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. The headington shark house in east oxford was already a year old when i was born so it always seemed normal to me.

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. It had landed out of the blue and without planning permission on 9 august 1986. Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx.