British Crime – Civil Disorder – Mods and Rockers – Brighton – 1964 - from our story 'Mods And Rockers Fighting For Fashion And Fun In 1960s England'

Interested onlookers watch from the promenade railings as police shepherd a large crowd of youths from the beach at Brighton on Bank Holiday Monday. Mass fights between Mods, Rockers and police erupted in seaside resorts throughout the summer of 1964, as intense rivalry between the motorcycle-based Rockers and the moped-riding Mods led to violence. Ref #: PA.5581335 Date: 19/04/1965