Complex sentence: The "new look" Octagon was in many ways an "old look", with covered walkways and Edwardian-styled streetlights and fittings giving an antique look to the central city, complementing the many late Victorian and Edwardian buildings which surround The Octagon.
Split into simpler sentences: The "new look" Octagon was in many ways an "old look", with covered walkways and Edwardian-style streetlights and fittings giving an antique look to the central city. This was designed to complement the many late Victorian and Edwardian buildings which surround The Octagon.