Complex sentence: Woodyer's was a convincing vision of the Middle Ages, rich with colour and decoration-he was closely connected to Hardman and Co, the Birmingham firm of stained-glass manufacturers, where Pugin was the first art director.
Split into simpler sentences: Woodyer's was a convincing vision of the Middle Ages, rich with colour and decoration. He was closely connected to Hardman & Co., the Birmingham firm of stained glass manufacturers, where Pugin was the first art director.