Potts was succeeded as Banbury Guardian editor by Edward Clark, the first holder of that post not from the Potts family. Clark also took over Potts' history project, finally publishing it in 1958 as History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town.
Potts' successor as Banbury Guardian editor was Edward Clark, who took over his historical project and published it as "History of Banbury: Story of the Development of a Country Town" in 1958.