▁May ne . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁August ▁and ▁early ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁race ▁ri ots ▁occurred . ▁The ▁series ▁of ▁dist urban ces ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁started ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁when ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁white ▁youth s ▁attacked ▁a ▁Swedish ▁woman , ▁Maj b ritt ▁Mor r ison , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁West ▁Indian ▁man ▁( R ay mond ▁Mor r ison ), ▁following ▁a ▁previous ▁incident ▁in ▁Lat imer ▁Road ▁t ube ▁station . ▁Later ▁that ▁night ▁a ▁mob ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 ▁white ▁people , ▁including ▁many ▁" T ed dy ▁Boys ", ▁were ▁seen ▁on ▁Br am ley ▁Road ▁attack ing ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁West ▁Indian ▁residents . ▁The ▁dist urban ces , ▁ra cially - mot iv ated ▁ri oting ▁and ▁attacks ▁continued ▁every ▁night ▁until ▁they ▁p eter ed ▁out ▁by ▁ 5 ▁September . ▁ ▁The ▁dire ▁housing ▁conditions ▁in ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁led ▁Bruce ▁Ken rick ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Not ting ▁Hill ▁H ous ing ▁Trust ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁helping ▁to ▁drive ▁through ▁new ▁housing ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁national ▁housing ▁organisation ▁Sh elter ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁N os ▁ 1 – 9 ▁Col ville ▁Gard ens , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁P ine h urst ▁Court , ▁had ▁become ▁so ▁run ▁down ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁that ▁its