From our 1947 archive: Mother of 16 has first perm

With her hair a mass of curlers, 80-year-old mother of 16, Mrs Pricilla West, sat having her first perm in Kathleen's hair salon in Market Harborough's Church Street.
Mrs Pricilla West with her hair in rollersMrs Pricilla West with her hair in rollers
Mrs Pricilla West with her hair in rollers

Mrs West had been invited to a neighbour’s daughter’s wedding and had been persuaded to have a special hair-do for the occasion.

Braving the icy pavements to keep her appointment, Mrs West said: “ I don’t think it will give me a headache - I’ve never had one.”

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