Complex sentence: Appelbee was born in Fulham, was the son of a coppersmith and attended Goldsmiths College of Art from 1931 to 1934, before studying at the Royal College of Art until 1938.
Split into simpler sentences: Appelbee was born in Fulham, the son of a coppersmith. He attended Goldsmiths College of Art from 1931 to 1934, before studying at the Royal College of Art until 1938.