Complex sentence: In 1967, he bought Barkisland Hall, Barkisland as accommodation for visitors to his company, and on Wilson's resignation honours list in 1970 he was given a knighthood.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1967, he bought Barkisland Hall, Barkisland as accommodation for visitors to his company. Upon Wilson's resignation honours list in 1970, he was given a knighthood.