Complex sentence: Burges bought the lease on the plot of land in 1875 and by 1878 the house was largely complete, with construction undertaken by the Ashby Brothers and interior decoration by members of Burges's long-standing team of craftsmen including Thomas Nicholls and Henry Stacy Marks.
Split into simpler sentences: Burges bought the lease on the plot of land in 1875. Construction was undertaken by the Ashby Brothers, with interior decoration by members of Burges's long-standing team of craftsmen including Thomas Nicholls and Henry Stacy Marks.