Complex sentence: However, perhaps the first organised attempt to conserve cultural patrimony was the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in the UK, influenced by the writings of John Ruskin the society was founded by William Morris and Philip Webb in 1877.
Split into simpler sentences: However, perhaps the first organised attempt to conserve cultural patrimony was the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in the UK. Influenced by the writings of John Ruskin, the society was founded by William Morris and Philip Webb in 1877.