1980 St. Pauls riot the "Western Daily Press". 16 of those arrested were prosecuted for riot, but all were either acquitted, had the charges dropped or were discharged after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Copycat riots in Southmead, a predominately white working-class council estate, occurred soon after the St Pauls disturbance. Later commentators suggested that poverty and the sus laws were more important causes of the riots than race. The House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee held a session in Bristol and Home Secretary William Whitelaw came to the city to hold meetings with the local authorities and representatives of the
St Pauls House, Leeds St Pauls House, Leeds St. Pauls House is a historic building situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1878 as a warehouse and cloth cutting works for Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet. St. Pauls House was built in 1878 in Park Square, Leeds as a warehouse and cloth cutting works for Sir John Barran, 1st Baronet. The building was designed by Thomas Ambler in an ornate Hispano-Moorish style. It is a Grade II* listed building. The building was extensively altered and restored in 1976 with a wholly new interior. The minarets, originally terracotta, are now fibreglass reproductions.