Complex sentence: He particularly specialised in Victorian Gothic styles of churches, but also designed several country houses and even complete villages--indeed, his first large-scale commission came in 1848 from the 7th Duke of Bedford to design cottages for the Thorney estate.
Split into simpler sentences: He particularly specialised in Victorian Gothic Revival churches, but also designed several country houses and even complete villages. His first large-scale commission came in 1848 from the 7th Duke of Bedford to design cottages for the Thorney estate.