Original: By the mid-1850s he was receiving commissions for decorative schemes such as the sixty foot frieze for the Sheffield Mechanics’ Institute and for interiors of houses commissioned by some of Sheffield’s leading citizens.
Simplified: By the mid-1850s he was receiving commissions for decorative schemes such as the sixty foot frieze for the Sheffield Mechanics’ Institute and for interiors of houses requested by some of Sheffield’s leading citizens.
Simplified: By the mid-1850s he was getting paid for decorative schemes such as the sixty foot frieze for the Sheffield Mechanics’ Institute and for the decorating of the inside of houses paid for by some of Sheffield’s leading citizens.
Simplified: By the mid-1850s he was receiving commissions for decorative schemes such as the sixty foot frieze for the Sheffield Mechanics’ Institute and for insides of houses commissioned by some of Sheffield’s leading citizens.