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I believe the remaining finished and unfinished works went to his daughter.
Actually, he lived on Darlington Street East, Wigan - close to the old railway station.
Harry Walder did a lot of local scenes of Wigan, because he felt part of them, enjoyed doing them, and later because they were requested.
Harry also did various works of art on subjects like animals and coastal scenes.

He loved drawing and painting, especially detailed watercolours. Most of his time was spent painting and so he produced a lot of paintings - some to requests and some for his own pleasure.

There are lots of signed prints in existance, which were sold via 'Smiths'. The truth behind this is not really a happy one. Harry was paid an embarrassing pittance for each signature that he put on each print. The only pleasureable fact is, Harry's name is reasonably well-known around Wigan, because of the signed prints which were sold via Smiths.

Most towns have or had a local artist or two who painted or still paint in a similar style, so it is extremely difficult for an artist to become famous in another area, especially when the artist specializes on local scenes of his or her hometown. Local scenes are treasured by the locals who remember them fondly and feel part of them.

For those people who have prints and/or paintings by Harry Walder, treasure them for what they are and not for how much they are worth. I can tell you honestly and genuinely, that is what Harry would have wanted!