The riots were reportedly sparked by the arrest of a man near the Acapulco Cafe, Lozells and a police raid on the Villa Cross public house in the same area.
2005 was the 20th anniversary of the events that exploded onto the streets of Lozells and Handsworth.
The Royal Oak pub on Lozells Road (now a shop) has a doorway by William Bloye.
The gang was founded in the Small Heath area of the city, but later spread to the Birmingham boroughs Lozells, Handsworth Birmingham, Sparkbrook, and Aston.
Lozells |
The first meeting to discuss the new team was held on the fringes of Birchfield and Lozells, not far from where Villa Park now stands on Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham.