Complex sentence: Despite Giles's survey, and an amendment the following year to cater for a pumping station by the River Enborne at Ashford Hill, the bill was rejected in 1826.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite Giles's survey, the bill was rejected. An amendment was made the following year to cater for a pumping station by the River Enborne at Ashford Hill, although the resubmitted bill was rejected in 1826.