Satis House Estella Havisham, Miss Havisham's adopted daughter, discusses the name with Pip, the protagonist: Pip's description notes the iron bars in the windows of the house, including some detail on a boarded-up window. There is also a large brewery on the side of the house connected to the house by lanes and an open wooden gate. Satis house is now currently owned by King's School, Rochester as their admin offices Satis House Satis House is a fictional estate in the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations. The name "Satis House" comes from the Latin "" for 'enough', and is the name of
Frederick Dickens couple applied for a judicial separation on the grounds of adultery. Anna was granted alimony, which Fred Dickens refused to pay, leaving the country. On his return in 1862, he was arrested and imprisoned for debt. Like his father before him, who had also been imprisoned for debt, Fred had gained credit from various sources by trading on his brother's fame, "...rasping my very heart," Charles Dickens stated. Fred became the inspiration for the dissolute brother of Little Nell, also named Fred, in "The Old Curiosity Shop". During the period Charles was writing the novel, Fred Dickens had been obtaining