4/100 Mods and Rockers Battle of Hastings 1964 popular Giclee Print, 30x40mcm from an original t-shirt design commissioned LaRocka's Lloyd Johnson

Giclee print on fine art paper - 300 mm x 400mm an original t-shirt design commissioned by Lloyd Johnson for his LaRocka label to commemorate the Mods and Rockers clashes which Lloyd witnessed popular firsthand as a young lad living in Hastings. It all began one wet Easter weekend in 1964 in the sleepy seaside resort of Clacton when two small groups of bored youngsters had a scrap. The national news media sensationalized the event and very soon every youngster in Britain wanted to join in, flocking in their thousands to seaside towns to see the happenings. By August 1964 5000 Mods and Rockers rolled up in Hastings taking over the streets on scooters and bikes for the bank holiday.