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For rent: Landmark house with rooftop shark

The "Headington Shark" has been protruding from the roof of the home since 1986.

By Ben Hooper
The Headington Shark. CC/Ceridwen
The Headington Shark. CC/Ceridwen

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OXFORD, England, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A British home with a giant fiberglass shark sculpture appearing to crash through the roof is available for rent for about $3,500 per month.

The home of the "Headington Shark" in Oxford, England, is being advertised as for rent by the Scott Fraser real estate agency for the price of $3,518 per month.

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"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," the agency said.

However, the listing says the shark is to be the only non-human resident of the home.

"Sorry, no pets," the agency said.

The shark was installed by owner Bill Heine in 1986. He said the shark represents "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 [Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament], nuclear power, Chernobyl and Nagasaki."

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