In 1888, Wolstenholme returned to Blackburn as the organist of St Paul's Church (closed in 1954 and demolished).

His devoted sister Maud acted as his secretary and amanuensis for most of his life, accompanying him on an extensive and very successful tour of the US in 1908.

In 1921 Wolstenholme played the organ at the funeral of newspaper magnate Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson at St Clement Danes Church.

[4] His compositions include around 100 pieces for organ,[5] including the paired pieces from 1895, Die Frage (The Question) and Die Antwort (The Answer), by far his best-known work, and the once highly regarded Organ Sonata in F ("in the style of Handel") published by Lengnick in 1896.

[6] There is a cantata, Lord Ullin's Daughter for soloist, chorus and strings, and much church music, including the harvest anthem Thou, O God, Art Praised In Sion.