In the centre of the watch’s dial was its maker’s name: “W Potts & Sons, Leeds & Newcastle”. Brigadier Alex Potts' Potts pocket watch(Image: )Because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, William Potts, was born in Darlington, and after his death, his sons installed the Potts Memorial Clock which still looks down on the town’s principal park. The Potts Memorial Clock in Darlington's South Park(Image: )William Potts was born in Salt Yard, Darlington, on December 22, 1809. Immediately afterwards he took his sons, Robert, James and Joseph, as partners, to form William Potts & Sons. “This was supposed to be at three o’clock prompt, but the speaking had hardly commenced when the town clock was heard striking the hour.”The town clock is not a Potts clock.