An auction of keepsakes and valuables belonging to the late Sir James Anderton - who died last year - has provided a rare insight into the life of GMP boss who was nicknamed 'God's cop'.
A collection of holy books and photos of him welcoming royalty to our city is entirely unsurprising for a famously devout Catholic who was chief constable of Greater Manchester Police between 1975 and 1991.
But other trinkets reveal a little more about a man who was such a divisive figure, loved by many rank-and-file cops but loathed by others for his strident views on homosexuality.
