Toxteth Riots Liverpool 198122

06-07-1981 - Burning buildings, Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1981. Police at dawn amongst the aftermath of a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Police at dawn amongst the aftermath of a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. Many accuse the police of racism Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1981 © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Burning building, Toxteth Riots, Liverpool. © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots. Police and burning building, Upper Parliament St, Liverpool © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1981 Rioters pose with a police shield and baton in front of a burnt out fire engine © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1981 Rioters posing with a police shield and baton in front of a burnt out fire engine during a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots. Petrol bomb and police, Upper Parliament St, Liverpool. © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots, Rioters attacking Police lines, Liverpool 1981. © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots. Rioters, Upper Parliament St, Liverpool. © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots, Police and rioters, Upper Parliament St, Liverpool. © John Sturrock

05-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots. Police improvise with fire hose to hold off rioters, Liverpool © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Police arresting a black youth Toxteth Riots Liverpool 1981 during a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. Many accuse the police of racism. Toxteth riots, Liverpool... © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots. Police with CS gas firing shotgun, CS gas canisters and night vision equipment at the corner of Upper Parliament St and Princess Rd, Liverpool © John Sturrock

06-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots Liverpool 1981 Police van at dawn amongst the aftermath of a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. Many accuse the police of racism © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1981. Police at dawn amongst the aftermath of a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. Many accuse the police of racism. © John Harris

06-07-1981 - Looted Tesco supermarket, Toxteth riots, Liverpool © John Sturrock

05-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots. Masked rioter with fire extinguisher, Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool © John Sturrock

27-07-1981 - Toxteth riots, Liverpool 1981. Police driving armoured Land Rover at rioters at night during some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. © John Harris

15-08-1981 - Anti racist protest, Toxteth 1981, Liverpool, soon after Toxteth Riots © NLA

15-08-1981 - Police officer on the ground. Anti racist protest, Toxteth 1981, Liverpool, soon after Toxteth Riots. Injured Police officer on the pavement © NLA

25-07-1981 - Toxteth Riots Liverpool 1981. Angry protest by Liverpool 8 Defense Committee in the aftermath of a weekend of some of the worst inner city urban riots in mainland Britain. Many accused the police of r... © John Harris

01-08-1981 - Merseyside Chief Constable Kenneth Oxford being protected by Police from protests as he leaves a meeting with Community Leaders after the Toxteth riots. Protest by members of Liverpool 8 Defence commi... © John Sturrock