William Potts of Leeds | Potts Clocks

William Potts was the founder and driving force behind Leeds based company Potts Clocks, a major UK turret clock manufacturer, who installed hundreds of clocks in Leeds, across Britain and around the world. Potts might be described as the face of Leeds, with many beautiful clocks still in use use across the city. It is one of the wonderful features which makes Leeds unique. This video tells the story of Potts Clocks. 0:00 Potts Clocks of Leeds 0:21 William Potts 0:40 Potts Clocks family background 2:21 Potts Clocks Pudsey 2:36 Ilkley Parish Church clock 3:17 Corn Exchange clock 4:19 Potts Clocks Guildford Street 5:01 Potts and Son 5:13 Leeds Bridge clock 5:22 Ilkley Methodist Church clock 5:30 Potts and Sons 6:14 Christ Church Armley clock 6:28 Widening of Boar Lane 6:51 Griffin Hotel clock 7:11 Thornton's Arcade clock 7:43 Thornton's Arcade clock chiming 7:58 Armley Clock School clock 8:26 William Potts grave 8:43 Potts Clocks Cookridge Street 9:14 Runswick Bay Potts clock 9:28 Old Post Office clock 9:55 Leeds Minster clock 10:18 Grand Arcade clock 10:56 Queen's Arcade clock 11:16 Leeds Victoria Quarter clock 11:37 Armley Library clock 11:49 Potts Memorial clock 12:10 Leeds Trinity Church clock 12:47 Potts decline 13:12 Holbeck Hall clocktower 13:17 Clock Cafe Scarborough 13:22 Braime's Works clock 13:35 Potts Burley factory 14:02 Charles Potts 14:18 Prospect House clock 14:19 Potts Clocks are here to stay! This Leeds local history video is one of many available on this channel. Check out these playlists to watch more videos like this one: Parts of Leeds playlist:    • Parts of Leeds   Streets of Leeds playlist:    • Streets of Leeds   History of Leeds playlist:    • History of Leeds   People of Leeds playlist:    • People of Leeds   Pubs and Clubs of Leeds playlist:    • Pubs and Clubs in Leeds   #geogjuice #Leeds #localhistory SUBSCRIBE to support the channel and see more videos like this one. Follow Geography Juice at:   / geogjuice     / geogjuice     / geogjuice   https://www.geogjuice.co.uk Teaching resources available at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource...