Shark In Roof Inside

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.

Shark in roof inside.

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. Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house. The headington shark see the full unusual building of the week series here. The shark became the most famous resident of headington when it appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986.

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The headington shark house in east. Antenna auto shark fin roof aerial base radio signal fit for 2017 2018 2019 jeep compass cherokee latitude black by folconroad us warehouse 4 4 out of 5 stars 93. City councillors hated the monster jaws built. 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.

Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. Officially called untitled 1986 the shark sculpture is embedded head first giving the impression of having fallen out of the sky. 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. I was born into a family with a slightly unusual home it has a 25 ft fibreglass shark designed by the sculptor john buckley crashing through the roof tiles.

Makes sense it looks like the work of an entertainer. 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.