Henry Monks Chester

[magnummike]

Hi guys I was told the other day that Monks had shut down last week anyone heard anything

[piggy589]

You mean it's taken this long?,thought they'd closed when they moved from foregate street.

Latterly they kept a limited selection of springers, in the preferred calibre sir...... .22

[stevew]

How long were they in business? I used to drool outside their window in Foregate Street when I was in my early teens - more than 50 years ago . . .

[magnummike]

Think they have been open many years my dad bought guns there when he was young and he's 80 now . They moved up the side street alongside Tesco . I bought guns there in the 70s and 80s , a 35e an airsporter S and an AYA No4 12B

[piggy589]

How long were they in business? I used to drool outside their window in Foregate Street when I was in my early teens - more than 50 years ago . . .

That makes two of us,their website states 163 years,my grandad had a twelve gauge side by side hammer gun made by them.

Out taking rabbits with it in his ragged sports jacket,he looked remarkably like Jed Clampett

[deejayuu]

Slightly off topic but related. Always chuckle recalling frequently contacting Arthur Monk, Civil Engineers, by phone.
The young lady would always respond "A Monk. How can I help". Cracked me up every time.

[magnummike]

Was in Chester today and Monks is open , don't know were the guy who told me they were shut but was wrong 😀