The Headington Shark is one of Oxford’s more bizarre tourist attractions. Created by the sculptor John Buckley, the fibreglass shark is 25 feet long and weighs four hundred weight. It was commissioned by Bill Heine, an American Oxford graduate and placed in the roof of his house in 1986 to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The last two decades have seen opinions of locals and tourists divided on this strange artwork, many claiming it is an eyesore and others marvelling at the ingenuity of the project.
