The block was comprised of four two-storey, three bedroom apartments, each with ground level access, and three OAP ground-floor flats. Construction began in February 1968 under the supervision of foreman Wilf Jones, with Fairclough and Booth installing the plumbing. The work was completed by the end of May, with the only hiccup being a threatened strike by the builders due to Len Fairclough keeping Stan Ogden employed on the site after Stan dropped a partition from the second storey and scalding the foreman's foot with boiling water. The strike was averted when Len and Jerry Booth agreed to transfer Stan to the Builder's Yard.