St Pauls, Bristol St Pauls, Bristol St Pauls (also written St Paul's) is an inner suburb of Bristol, England, situated just north east of the city centre and west of the M32. It is bounded by the A38 (Stokes Croft), the B4051 (Ashley Road), the A4032 (Newfoundland Road) and the A4044 (Newfoundland Street), although the traditional southern boundary before the M32 used to be the Frome. In the early 18th century it was laid out as one of Bristol's first suburbs. In the 1870s the Brooks Dye Works opened on the edge of St Pauls and became a major local employer, leading to
1980 St. Pauls riot the size of the crowd at about 2000. The riot continued for many hours and caused much damage to a branch of Lloyds Bank and a post office. Several fire engines and 12 police cars were also damaged. At one point a police chief famously remarked: "Surely we should be advancing, not retreating?" 130 people were arrested and 90 were charged. The next day the "Daily Telegraph" carried a headline stating "19 Police Hurt in Black Riot" and blamed lack of parental care. Nineteen policemen and six other people were taken to hospital, including a cameraman and a photographer from