The search is on for toys and games from the 1970s for a project to create a period house of the time at Bradford Industrial Museum.

The Friends of Bradford Museums group has been refurbishing the Bradford Council-run site’s back-to-back houses on Gaythorne Row, Eccleshill, since 2007.

In the latest phase of work it will transform the former 1950s property into a 1970s period house.

As part of the project, the group would like people to send in their memories of the toys and games they played with during the 1970s. It is especially interested in hearing about any games or rhymes that were peculiar to the Bradford district.

The group is also keen to hear from anyone who still has any of their old toys or games from the 1970s and would like to donate them to the museum. The donations could be used as part of its new permanent display.

The work has already seen the recreation of period wallpaper and artefacts have been brought out of storage that have not been seen by visitors for many years.

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, the Council’s executive member responsible for culture, said: “Bradford Heritage Recording Unit’s oral history archive has been invaluable in providing oral history accounts of the games played in the past.

“As we move up to date, however, we want to draw on people’s childhood memories to make sure this popular visitor attraction is as authentic as possible.”

Gaythorne Row’s back-to-back houses are dedicated to different periods from 1875. They have been refurbished to show the social history of the district through the living conditions of local people.

Anyone who can contribute to the project, should e-mail debbie.cross@bradford.gov.uk.