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A small number of rockers were isolated on Brighton beach where they – despite being protected by police – were overwhelmed and assaulted by mods. Eventually calm was restored and a judge levied heavy fines, describing those arrested as "sawdust Caesars." [6]
21 paź 2014 · Whitsun 1964 has become famous as the peak of the Mods and Rockers riots, as large groups of teenagers committed mayhem on the rain-swept streets of southern resorts like Margate, Brighton,...
15 lut 2024 · A group of rockers found themselves cornered on Brighton beach, where they were outnumbered and attacked by mods, despite police protection. Order was eventually restored, and a judge imposed substantial fines, referring to those arrested as “sawdust Caesars.”
13 maj 2014 · In May 1964, rival gangs of youths clashed in the English seaside resort of Brighton on Bank Holiday weekend. More than 1000 Mods and Rockers fought each other on Brighton beach, in...
16 maj 2024 · It is exactly 60 years since violence erupted on beaches on the south coast of England with infamous clashes between mods and rockers. Bill Ward, who was 17 at the time, said it was "very...
13 lip 2017 · The mods and the rockers of the 1960s tore the beaches of England apart. It was war: leather-clad rockers against the stylish mods. It was motorbikes and leather versus scooters and stylish suits.
13 maj 2014 · More than 1000 Mods and Rockers fought each other on Brighton beach, in scenes which were later immortalised in the cult film, Quadrophenia. Alfredo Marcantonio, a former Mod, recalls the...
