Keith Gresty, 68, has been creating masterpieces using water colours and tapestry since suffering a massive stroke that paralysed him on the right side of his body.

A oil painting of a former bustling railway station by Salfordian LS Lowry, entitled Station Approach, Manchester, is set to fetch £3million at auction.

Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play and Politics, will focus on how it has changed over the years, and has been supported £39,700 Heritage Lottery Fund grant