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Air Shaft 1 was created to facilitate the construction of Blea Moor Tunnel and to help ventilate the tunnel during its operational life.
The October 21st, 1871 edition of the Lancaster Guardian provides brief details of the construction and use of this shaft during this early period:
No. 1 shaft is a permanent shaft, and it has been sunk to the foundation level. About 40 yards from this shaft have been tunnelled each way, and the arching of the top has been completed as at A shaft. A 12 inch winding engine is used to draw the debris from the tunnel. A 16 inch engine is employed to pump the water and blow air to the men at the bottom.
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