Bianco's cafe in Whitby Street (with the GPO,now a nightclub, in the background) To the left of the cafe is The Princess Helena public house which was built in 1865 and is still open today. Bianco's is now Cafe India.
The street on the right is Surtees St.
Date (of image) : 1979
Donor : Hartlepool Library Service
Location
Italians have long been associated with ice cream and were largely responsible for the 19th century increase in production. Several families of Italian extraction ran ice cream businesses in the Hartlepools.
More detail »Princess Helena Public House, on the corner Whitby Street and Hope Street, Hartlepool was opened in 1866 and is still popular today.
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