A wind-up audio shark that tells the story was installed on
the opposite side of New High Street in October 2020
Reference works, tourist sites, and magazines
- Wikipedia: The Headington Shark
Also available in Latin on Vikipaedia - The Guardian’s Locals’ Guide to Oxford
Featuring the Headington Shark, but it seems to have moved down the hill and crossed the road - Headington Shark on TripAdvisor
Photographs
- A giant fish through the roof
A selection of pictures from many angles - Geograph British Isles project: Shark
The shark occupies the map square for central Headington - Geograph British Isles project: A rival fish
Someone in Norbury with a marlin on his roof! - Flickr
There are numerous pictures on the above link to the search results for “Headington Shark”
Blogs & message boards etc
These are too numerous to list, but here are just two:
- Sir George Young MP
“Si monumentum requiris…” The planning minister concerned gives his side of the story. - Jonson Blog
An American regrets having left Oxford “right before it became interesting”….
