ford , ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁its ▁front ▁facing ▁the ▁city ▁wall ▁which ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ter rac ed ▁garden ▁of ▁the ▁Palace . ▁It ▁now ▁faces ▁the ▁Mall ▁in ▁Water ford ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Water ford ▁Cry stal ▁factory . ▁ ▁The ▁Museum ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Water ford ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁only ▁surv iving ▁Bon ap arte ▁' m our ning ▁cross ', ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁produced ▁upon ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁piece ▁of ▁Water ford ▁Cry stal , ▁a ▁Pen rose ▁dec anter ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁exhibition ▁which ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁top ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁stories ▁specific ▁to ▁Water ford ' s ▁history , ▁such ▁as ▁B ally br icken ' s ▁p ig ▁mark ets , ▁Water ford ' s ▁Home ▁Rule ▁story , ▁the ▁Water ford ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁Water ford , ▁child hood ▁and ▁household ▁living ▁in ▁Water ford . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Water ford ▁Museum ▁of ▁Tre asures ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁awards ▁to ▁date ▁as ▁an ▁International ▁Museum ▁of ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Water ford ▁Museum ▁of ▁Tre asures ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Water ford ▁( city ) ▁Category :