Complex sentence: The Barlaston estate was acquired by Wedgwood in the 1930s, and the college opened in 1945 in Barlaston Hall, a country house which was endangered by coal mining operations and a geological fault, which caused major diagonal cracks in the walls.
Split into simpler sentences: The Barlaston estate was acquired by Wedgwood in the 1930s, and the college opened in 1945 in Barlaston Hall, a country house. The building was endangered by coal mining operations and a geological fault, which caused major diagonal cracks in the walls.