Complex sentence: The London Hydraulic Power Company was set up by an Act of Parliament, sponsored by Sir John Allport, in 1883 to install a hydraulic power network of high-pressure cast iron water mains under London.
Split into simpler sentences: The London Hydraulic Power Company was established in 1883 to install a hydraulic power network in London. The company was set up by an Act of Parliament, sponsored by Sir John Allport, in 1883 to install a network of high-pressure cast iron water mains under London.