That was until 1986 when an odd sculpture was added to the roof.
House with shark in roof.
Bill heine is the brains behind the shark and still owns the 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.
Bill heine 73 has applied to have.
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.
The modest 4 bed victorian cottage was once your standard home no different to numerous other houses on the street.
The shark house in new high street oxford was first created in.
The headington shark house real name untitled 1986 is a property located in headington oxford england.
The history of the 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.
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.