Complex sentence: In 1920 the house and surrounding 25 acres was in the ownership of the Avon Rubber Company, purchased for use as the company club and sports centre for the "social welfare of their employees".
Split into simpler sentences: In 1920 the house and surrounding 25 acres was in the ownership of the Avon Rubber Company. Michael Marshman, Local Studies Librarian, Trowbridge It was purchased for use as the company club and sports centre for the "social welfare of their employees".