At least 700 people gathered at an anti-immigration protest at Holiday Inn Express on Manvers Way, Rotherham.
However, by 2pm, the protest descended into a riot.
As these pictures show, many protesters clashed with police as attendees threw chairs, tables, bins and bricks at officers.
Fires were set in an entrance to the building as well as in a bin against one of the hotel’s windows.
Balaclava-wearing protesters drank beer and shouted slogans as officers lined the street outside the hotel where asylum seekers are housed.
In every photo, dozens of onlookers are seen filming and grinning as the scene unfolds.
See the gallery of photos provided by SWNS below.
9. Line of officers
These two young men were pictured hurling a bin at a line of officers. The image shows the number of people watching and the damage done outside the hotel. | Lee McLean / SWNS
10. Terrified residents
Residents at the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Manvers Way watch the clash between protestors and police from the upper floors. | Lee McLean / SWNS
11. Riots in Manvers, Rotherham
A smiling woman pictured holding a child close to the scene in Manvers Way. | Danny Lawson
12. Clash with police
Scenes outside of The Holiday Inn, in Manvers Way, Rotherham, on August 5, 2024. The hotel has been used to house asylum seekers and immigrants. | Danny Lawson