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rochester cathedral rochester bridge trust 1579 1536 -- 1571 christian 51.388962 0.503293 type : landmark inline anglican 1529 philanthropy richard watts charity richard watts npg.jpg richard watts
 english businessman , mp
richard watts

richard watts -lrb- 1529 -- 1579 -rrb- was a successful businessman and mp for rochester , south east england , in the 1570s .
he supplied rations for the english navy as deputy victualler and supervised the construction of upnor castle .
after queen elizabeth i pronounced his house was `` satis '' -lrb- latin for enough -rrb- after a visit in 1573 , the house was thereafter known as satis house .
famed locally for his philanthropy , he died on 10 september 1579 , leaving money in his will to establish the richard watts charity and six poor travellers house in rochester high street .
he is buried , in accordance with his will , in rochester cathedral .
