List of riots in Leeds
Throughout its history Leeds has had several riots, often recurring in the same areas. Below is a list of recorded riots that have taken place.[1] The most famous of these is perhaps the 1981 Chapeltown riot, which took place the same time as riots in London (Brixton), Birmingham (Handsworth) and Liverpool (Toxteth).
- 1735 Corn price riot[2]
- 1753 The turnpike riots[2]
- 1754 Holbeck Chapel Riot
- 1800 Corn price riot
- 1811 Corn price riot
- 1842 The Chartist and Plug riots in Holbeck and Hunslet
- 1844 The Military riot
- 1865 Leeds dripping riot
- 1890 The Gasworkers riot[3]
- 1893 Morley miners' riot
- 1908 The suffragette riot
- 1917 An anti-Jewish riot, Quarry Hill
- 1936 The Battle of Holbeck Moor
- 1975 Chapeltown riot
- 1981 Chapeltown riots
- 1987 Chapeltown riot
- 1995 Hyde Park Riot
- 2001 Harehills riot
- 2002 Leeds Festival riots
- The 2011 England riots saw "pockets of disorder" in Leeds[4][5][6]
- 2019 Harehills Bonfire Riot[7]
- 2024 Harehills riot
References
- ^ "Riots in Leeds". Ford Maguire Society.
- ^ a b Libraries, Leeds (12 September 2019). "The Corn-price Riot of 1735 and the Turnpike Riot of 1753". The Secret Library | Leeds Libraries Heritage Blog. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Leeds Gas Riots". Leeds Museums & Galleries. Leeds City Council. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "London riots: the third night – Monday 8 August 2011". The Guardian. 8 August 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Man shot in face in Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Chapeltown shooting: Police tackle 'pockets of disorder'". BBC News. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Bonfire Night: Riot police injured during Leeds disorder – 6 November 2019". BBC. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2024.