▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁male ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Melbourne ▁Hall ▁is ▁a ▁Georg ian ▁country ▁house ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Derby shire , ▁England . ▁Once ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁William ▁Lamb , ▁ 2 nd ▁Vis count ▁Melbourne , ▁the ▁hall ▁is ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Lord ▁and ▁Lady ▁Ralph ▁K err ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁building ; ▁more ▁than ▁twenty ▁features ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁are ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed . ▁ ▁Melbourne , ▁a ▁man or ▁that ▁had ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Carl is le ▁in ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century , ▁was ▁partly ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 9 – 3 1 ▁for ▁Sir ▁John ▁Co ke ▁by ▁a ▁Derby shire ▁m ason , ▁Richard ▁She ph erd . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 2 ▁it ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Co ke ▁( 1 6 7 5 – 1 7 2 7 ), ▁a ▁gentleman ▁architect ▁in ▁the ▁golden ▁age ▁of ▁English ▁amateur ▁architecture , ▁who ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁formal ▁gard ens ▁that ▁surv ive , ▁with ▁some ▁professional ▁assistance ▁from ▁Henry ▁W ise , ▁between ▁about ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 6 : ▁there ▁are ▁a ven ues , ▁a ▁par terre , ▁a ▁y ew ▁walk ▁that ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁y ew