Shark In Roof Of House

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

Shark in roof of house.

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. 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. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. Yes it really is a shark diving into the roof of a house.

Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer. 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. Sharkskin provides a high strength moisture protective covering by combining a number of key performance features to create a revolutionary line of roofing building envelope air water vapor barrier products and energy saving roofing systems. Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house.

Bill heine 73 has applied to have. His friend the sculptor john buckley provided an answer in the shape of an eight metre 25ft shark which would sit on his roof perpetually appearing as though it had just crashed into the house. Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. 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 sight to make you smile and showing the quirky humour of the homeowner. 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.