{"id":33144,"date":"2022-04-22T17:34:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33144"},"modified":"2022-04-22T17:36:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:36:08","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-from-the-doorstep-nottingham-scientists-fury-after-shark-house-added-to-oxford-heritage-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33144","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Nottingham scientist’s fury after Shark house added to Oxford heritage register"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Nottingham owner of a famous Oxford property with a 25ft shark sticking out of its roof has spoken of his fury over the council decision to add it to the city heritage register, The Nottingham Post <\/em>reports.<\/h3>\n
image: SGBailey at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/h6>\n

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‘…What the councillors do is irrelevant to the message and structure itself. So in a sense, it almost does not matter…’<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Nottingham Post<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

The current owner, who inherited the quirky building from his dad, hoped until the last minute for a different outcome. Dr Magnus Hanson-Heine, a University of Nottingham chemistry researcher told Nottinghamshire Live<\/em>: “It is really sad – it is just a very unfortunate decision, and unpleasant one. Ultimately, they [the city council] do not understand what it is. And I think they have gone ahead and done some harm\u2026”<\/p>\n

But Dr Hanson-Heine’s heartbreak is even more intense as “authority control is exactly what [his dad] was against”. It all started back in 1986, when his dad Bill Heine appointed architect John Buckley to install the statue on the top of the house as a protest against \u201cplanning restrictions and censorship\u201d\u2026.<\/p>\n

He went on and said: “Ultimately, the Headington Shark will survive, and it will stand what it stood for. What the councillors do is irrelevant to the message and structure itself. So in a sense, it almost does not matter. But it is just disappointing that the council is still somewhat blind to the point of the sculpture…\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Oxford City Council said: “The Headington Shark was nominated for inclusion on the Oxford Heritage Asset Register by a member of the public and voted for by members of the public\u2026.<\/p>\n

“Under the National Planning Policy Framework the conservation and contribution of locally listed heritage assets will be a material consideration in planning decisions that directly affect them or their setting”.<\/p>\n

For more information about the house, please visit headingtonshark.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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