Shark In Roof Of House

A house with a giant shark in the roof is set to be made a national treasure by the same council that wanted it demolished.

Shark in roof of 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. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. 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. Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer.

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

Pup architects builds rooftop pavilion disguised as warehouse air duct the fourth antepavilion will draw on the council s reaction to these predecessors and the story of the headington shark a. The shark house in new high street oxford was first created in. Bill heine 73 has applied to have. Yes it really is a shark diving into the roof of a house.

A sight to make you smile and showing the quirky humour of the homeowner. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter.