In 1951 this lovely lass was employed behind the counter of Maison Francis. Meet Christine Biffen.

(c) David Ransom

Good to see the range of French products on sale: Chanel, Worth and Innoxa.

Later, Christine went to work in a salon in Rottingdean and then she married Colin Ransom and became David’s mum.

In 2019, the beauty salon at 26 Western Road, Hove, paid tribute to its doorstep by changing its name to simply …

Many thanks to David Ransom for information about and the photo of his mum.