1980 St. Pauls riot 1980 St. Pauls riot The St Pauls riot occurred in St Pauls, Bristol, England on 2 April 1980 when police raided the Black and White Café on Grosvenor Road in the heart of the area. After several hours of disturbance in which fire engines and police cars were damaged, 130 people were arrested, 25 were taken to hospital, including 19 police and members of the press. The riot occurred against a background of increasing racial tension, poor housing and alienation of black youth. As a result of the disturbances local authorities and the national government began to pay attention to
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.