Shark In House Roof Oxford

Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house.

Shark in house roof oxford.

Oxford city centre 1 5 miles with excellent bus servic. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. 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. Broadcaster and local journalist bill heine had the.

A very unusual sight to see. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. Stay in a local landmark a stylish victorian cottage with a unique sculpture in the roof. A 20ft shark diving into 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. 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. Bill heine 73 has applied to have. The fibreglass fish in the roof of an oxford house was commissioned in 1986 by bill heine who died last week.

Catch the number 8 or 9 bus from centre of oxford approx. 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. Very effective you have to see it to believe it. Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer.

The shark became the most famous resident of headington when it appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986. 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.