Mr Farquhar’s daughter Nadine (20) became responsible for the running of the businesses due to her father’s death and she and the family decided that concentrating on one business at such a young age is more manageable.

They said it was “very much with regret” they had decided to close the shop, which has been there since 1970, but the salon in St Andrews would continue.

Mr Farquhar’s second wife and Nadine’s mother, Avril Douglas,who has been assisting with the running of the businesses since his death, explained the decision to end the presence in the city was not taken lightly.

“The reason for closing the Dundee shop is it is leased on a month-to-month basis, where as the shop is St Andrews is owned,” said Ms Douglas.

“It is very sad we have taken this decision. It wasn’t something that was taken lightly.

“Hugh’s death was such a shock and the shops have been such a big responsibility over the past five months.

“Nadine may well decide to reopen a shop in Dundee in the future. We have lots of customers from Fife that come to the Dundee shop and they have said that they will now go to St Andrews.

“We are very grateful to all our customers in Dundee who have supported us over the years and, of course, they will be most welcome at the St Andrews shop.”

Mr Farquhar opened his first salon in Peddie Street in the 1960s and quickly established himself as one of the city’s finest hairdressers.

In the early 1970s Dundee men and women were accustomed to using separate salons but Mr Farquhar changed all that when he opened his High Street shop.

His pioneering approach rapidly became the blueprint for men’s and women’s hairdressing in Dundee. Mr Farquhar’s reputation was further enhanced through the styles he introduced to the city in the 1970s and 1980s, including short crops for women.