On 1 June 1965, reporter Roy Smith described plans for the then unbuilt junction as a "cross between a plate of spaghetti and an unsuccessful attempt at a Staffordshire knot" and sub-editor Alan Eaglesfield headlined the article "Spaghetti Junction". Moran, Joe (2010). On Roads. London: Profile Books. p. 45. ISBN978-1846680601. Retrieved 23 June 2012.