The phrase refers to Lord Nelson, the famed admiral who was blind in one eye.

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Other notable inductees include Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela.

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Mr Healy, 51, of Lord Nelson Street and his former girlfriend Tara Swift, 40, of West Street, Leicester, deny murder.

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Topped with a spectacular lead dome, its crypt is the resting place of Lord Nelson and The Duke of Wellington, among others.

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One comparable event was the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1805.

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Sir George later wrote of his disappointment on not rejoining Lord Nelson and the "additional mortification of not not sharing in the glory of the Battle of Trafalgar".

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In 1804, when an outbreak of yellow fever swept Gibraltar, ultimately causing almost 6, 000 deaths, Lord Nelson discharged Sir George from HMS Victory and appointed him superintendent of the territory's naval hospital.

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Then there is Lord Nelson's disability.

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At the top is a new restaurant which offers visitors one of the greatest panoramas of London, past the pepperpot dome of the National Gallery, over Lord Nelson's shoulder in Trafalgar Square and on to the Palace of Westminster.

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