I'm in my first year at university canada med store Back in 2005, however, Rochester and Storey had a choice of keenly priced period properties that offered space and scenic views but were in need of refurbishment. Over eight years they have gradually made their changes: the kitchen and bathrooms were upgraded and textured ceilings were banished. They confess to leaving vestiges of the recent past, such as a ‘Vacant, Engaged’ sign on one of the lavatory doors. ‘It’s part of the history,’ Storey says. ‘In the 1980s this house was joined to the one next door by an opening in the hall, and the whole place was a hotel.’