Complex sentence: In the 1920s Sir Samuel Hoare (later to become Lord Templewood) battled to get permission for a substantial College building and in 1929 architect's plans were drawn up for the construction of the present-day College.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 1920s Sir Samuel Hoare (later Lord Templewood) battled for a substantial College building. Architect's plans were drawn up in 1929 for the present-day College.