Shark Fin House Roof

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 fin house roof. Amazon s choice for shark fin for car roof. 131 little bourke street melbourne vic 3000 03 9663 1555. Get it as soon as wed sep 9. The shark house in new high street oxford was first created in august 1986 when owner local journalist and broadcaster bill heine decided to put the 25ft figure in his roof.

Universal fits for most cars trucks suvs tape on roof top windshield spoiler bumper etc. The sculpture which is reported to weigh 4 long hundredweight 200 kg and is 25 feet 7 6 m long and is made of painted fibreglass is named untitled 1986 written on the gate of 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. Refined and stylish shark fin diffuser decorate your car with cool looks.

It took three months to build. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. 10 shark fins wings. The shark first appeared on 9 august 1986 having been commissioned by the house s owner bill heine a local radio presenter.

City councillors hated the monster jaws built. My father felt he had put up two fingers to bureaucracy and stood up for creativity. Buckley and heine first had the idea to plant a shark in the roof of heine s house in 1986 over a glass of wine on the street outside. 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.

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