Complex sentence: He was inspired by the 1851 Great Exhibition and went on to train as an engineer, developing an early enthusiasm for steam powered road-going transport, and owned an engineering works on West Street, Farnham.
Split into simpler sentences: He was inspired by The Great Exhibition of 1851 and went on to train as an engineer, developing an early enthusiasm for steam powered road-going transport. He owned an engineering works on West Street, Farnham.