Complex sentence: Thomas Dadford advised on the Canal's aqueduct over the River Tame (now known as Tame Aqueduct) in 1784 and in June 1785, Thomas Sheasby was awarded the contract to connect the Coventry Canal to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Dadford advised on the Canal's aqueduct over the River Tame in 1784. In June 1785, Thomas Sheasby was awarded the contract to connect the Coventry Canal to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal.