THE statue of Rombald is a 12ft-high bronze piece sculpted by John Bridgeman, who was head of the department of sculpture at Birmingham College of Art.
The statue was installed when the original open-air shopping centre first, partially, opened in 1968.
Giant Rombald is depicted raising a boulder above his head which, legend would have it, he is about to throw at his giantess wife – who would then cast one back.
The statue was moved indoors when the shopping centre was covered-over in the 1980s and stood beside a small fountain. It now stands in the corner of the Coffee Delight cafe.
Images are provided by Keighley and District Local History Society. Information is compiled by chairman Joyce Newton and archivist Tim Neal.
The society was formed in 2004 on the 100th anniversary of Keighley’s Carnegie Library. Its mission is to preserve and share the heritage of the town and surrounding area.
It has guest speaker meetings every second Wednesday of the month in Keighley Local Studies Library, from 7pm. Visit keighleyhistory.org.uk or Facebook.
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