Shark In Roof Of 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 still excites interest today.

Shark in roof of house.

Bill heine 73 has applied to have. A sight to make you smile and showing the quirky humour of the homeowner. 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. The shark became the most famous resident of headington when it appeared in the roof of 2 new high street on 9 august 1986. 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. 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.

Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the house. The shark house in new high street oxford was first created in. 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. 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.

Since 1988 bill has been better known as a radio oxford presenter. 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.