The Headington Shark | Oxford
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 shark first appeared on 9 August 1986.[1] Bill Heine, a local radio presenter who owned the house until 2016, has said The shark was to express someone feeling totally impotent and ripping a hole in their roof out of a sense of impotence and anger and desperation, It is saying something about CND, nuclear power, Chernobyl and Nagasaki. The sculpture, which is reported to weigh 200 kg and is 25 feet (7.6 m) long is made of painted fibreglass, and is named Untitled 1986 (written on the gate of the house). The sculpture was erected on the 41st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. It was designed by sculptor John Buckley and constructed by Anton Castiau, a local carpenter and friend of John Buckley.
Headington Shark - Oxford
Headington Shark sculpture diving into row of terraced houses in Oxford commissioned by Bill Heine and sculpted by John Buckley
The Headington Shark
The Headington Shark is a rooftop sculpture located in Oxford, England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house. The shark first appeared on 9 August 1986.
The sculpture, which is reported to weigh 4 long hundredweight and is 25 feet long, and is made of painted fibreglass, is named Untitled 1986. The sculpture was erected on the 41st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. It was designed by sculptor John Buckley and constructed by Anton Castiau, a local carpenter and friend of John Buckley.
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Great white shark in New High Street in Headington, Oxford
House with a 25ft Great White Shark sticking out of
the roof is due to become listed in a campaign by the
very council that ordered it to be demolished 28 years
ago.A house with a 25ft Great White shark sticking out of its roof could be made a national treasure by the same council which wanted it torn down.Broadcaster and local journalist Bill Heine had the enormous beast built into the roof of his terraced home on New High Street in Headington, Oxford, in August 1986.
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Places to see in ( Oxford - UK )
Places to see in ( Oxford - UK )
Oxford, a city in central southern England, revolves around its prestigious university, established in the 12th century. The architecture of its 38 colleges in the city’s medieval center led poet Matthew Arnold to nickname it the 'City of Dreaming Spires'. University College and Magdalen College are off the High Street, which runs from Carfax Tower (with city views) to the Botanic Garden on the River Cherwell
Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. Oxford is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city of Oxford is situated 57 miles (92 km) from London, 69 miles (111 km) from Bristol, 65 miles (105 km) from both Southampton and Birmingham and 25 miles (40 km) from Reading.
Oxford is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the city of dreaming spires, a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Oxford industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots.
Oxford is served by nearby London Oxford Airport, in Kidlington. The airport is also home to Oxford Aviation Academy, an airline pilot flight training centre, and several private jet companies. Bus services in Oxford and its suburbs are run by the Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach Oxfordshire as well as other operators including Thames Travel, Arriva and several smaller operators. Oxford railway station is half a mile (about 1 km) west of the city centre.
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University Parks
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Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bate Collection of Musical Instruments
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Christ Church Picture Gallery
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Bridge of Sighs
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Cutteslowe Park, Oxford
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Pitt Rivers Museum
Bury Knowle Park
Magdalen College School, Oxford
Abingdon County Hall Museum
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Abbey Meadows
Shotover Country Park
Abbey Gardens
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St Martin's Church, Bladon
The Thames Path National Trail
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Farmoor Reservoir
Iffley Meadows
Albert Park, Abingdon
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The Headington Shark has been startling passers-by since 1986. It first appeared on the 41st Anniversary of Nagasaki. Created by sculptor John Buckley, the shark was controversial when it first appeared. If you look at the video the roof is broken around the shark so I don't know how they keep it watertight nor how the shark stands up to strong winds. The house belonged until recently to American Bill Heine who is a radio broadcaster and writer based in Oxford, England.
2 New High St, Headington, Oxford OX3 7AQ, You can easily see this on Google Street View as well.
I went back there yesterday 28 Sep 2014 and in the few minutes I was there people kept stopping to photograph the shark, after the colleges it really must be Oxford's number one tourist attraction.
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I Love Walking Around Oxford And Visiting: The University Of Oxford, Christ Church Cathedral, The Radcliffe Camera, The Tom Tower, The Carfax Tower, University Church Of St Mary The Virgin, Ashmolean Museum, The Bodleian Library, The Oxford University Museum Of Natural History, The Clarendon Centre, The Westgate Centre, Blackwell's Bookshop, The Bate Collection Of Musical Instruments In The University's Faculty Of Music On St Aldate's, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford University Press Museum, Modern Art Oxford, The Museum of Oxford, The Oxford Castle, The Story Museum, The Headington Shark, Sheldonian Theatre and The Oxford Botanic Garden.
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Iconic Shark House For Rent
A shark lover’s dream house?
A residence in Headington, England, is making news this week in part because it’s being advertised for rent, but mostly because of the 25-foot fiberglass shark protruding, tail-toward-the-sky, from its roof.
This iconic landmark home could be yours for about $3,500 per month, or $800 per week.
Headington shark
Shark sculpture being installed by crane in 1986; photo via Headington, Oxford
That’s more than what most homes are renting for in the east Oxford suburb. But this three-bedroom house is newly remodeled, and anyone who moves in will automatically become the center of attention.
States part of the advertisement, from realtor Scott Fraser:
“Suitable for a family who are passionate about being involved with the local community and who will enjoy not only living in, but living with the famous Headington shark.”
Naturally, the British press has seized the opportunity to place this house back in the spotlight, and to generate witty headlines.
From the Guardian, playing on the famous line in the 1970s thriller, “Jaws”: “Oxford shark house put up for rent–they’re going to need a bigger ad.”
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