{"title":"Seaside \u0026 Coastal Gifts","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere the land stops — harbours, cliffs and the line of the coast. Each plate is a 3D printed map of one square kilometre at 1:11,000 on a 9 × 9 cm base, with the sea cut hollow below the surface and the built edge rising in measured relief. The harbour and cliffs of Whitby where the Esk meets the North Sea, and the port of Hull on the Humber. Commission any stretch of British coast. Made in Sheffield, ships in 7 days.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hull","title":"Kingston upon Hull 3D Printed City Map — 9×9cm Relief Model","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhat this model shows\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHull is a port city in East Yorkshire, set on the north bank of the Humber Estuary where the River Hull empties into the wider waterway. This relief print captures a 1km square of the city. Kingston upon Hull held the UK City of Culture title in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward I granted the town a royal charter in 1299 and renamed it Kingston upon Hull. The wider city is associated with William Wilberforce, born here in 1759, and the poet Philip Larkin, who served as university librarian from 1955 until his death in 1985. Hull's flat estuarine setting and former dock cuttings shape the central street pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kingston upon Hull plate prints at 1:11,000 on a 9 × 9 cm base, so a 100 m city block is about 9 mm across and a single street is a fraction of a millimetre wide — the relief is the real measured shape of one square kilometre, with no vertical exaggeration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Hull hometown gift for anyone raised by the Humber — the Old Town, the marina and the River Hull at 1:11000, the estuary modelled as open water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 × 9 cm · 1:11,000 scale · matte PLA · black ribbed base (white free on request) · stainless-steel laser-engraved label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the model show?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding footprints, building heights measured from LIDAR rather than estimated, and the underlying topography of the ground itself. Roads are engraved as shallow grooves, water is cut hollow below the surface, and bridges carry across as solid decks rather than free-standing spans. Everything is held at true 1:11000 scale with no vertical exaggeration, so the relief is the real measured shape of that square kilometre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow are bridges and fine structures printed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach plate is one continuous 3D print, so anything that would hang in mid-air is filled in for strength. A bridge prints as a solid deck joined to the ground on each bank — the open gap beneath it, and the cables or piers that hold a real span, are closed in rather than left floating. Fine features such as railings or a single narrow footbridge can merge into the surface. Footprints and positions stay true to the survey; only the unsupported structure underneath is solidified, so the model survives handling and shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long until it ships?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach model is printed to order in Sheffield, so production takes up to 7 working days before dispatch. It then ships by Royal Mail Tracked 48, which is 2–3 days within the UK, and a tracking number is emailed when the parcel is handed over. UK delivery is free. International shipping isn't available at launch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I request a different area or city?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/commission-your-city\"\u003ecustom-coordinates listing\u003c\/a\u003e covers any UK location at the same 9 cm × 9 cm format and 1:11000 scale, so you can centre the square kilometre wherever you like — a childhood street, a university, a harbour. You can also message the shop with an area you'd like added to the standing catalogue, and it may become a ready-to-ship model for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy black and white?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe black ribbed base gives the topography enough contrast to read at a glance, while the white relief shows the building geometry without competing with the base beneath it. It is a deliberate, restrained palette that keeps attention on the measured shape of the city rather than on colour. A white base is free on request — just message before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does the data come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding heights and ground terrain come from national aerial LIDAR — the Environment Agency in England, the Scottish Remote Sensing Portal in Scotland, and Natural Resources Wales in Wales — accurate to a few centimetres. 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The model covers a 1km square centred on the harbour, the East and West Cliffs, and the streets climbing toward the abbey headland. St Mary's Church sits on the East Cliff above the 199 steps, with the ruins of Whitby Abbey on the skyline beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe town's twin cliffs are bisected by the Esk and joined by the swing bridge, with red-pantiled cottages packed along the harbour's east side in the conservation area. St Mary's Church is Grade I listed, as is the former Whitby Youth Hostel on the abbey headland. The Grade II* Old Town Hall stands in the Market Place on the east bank, while Captain Cook's connection to the port is marked at the museum and by the replica Endeavour moored in the harbour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whitby plate prints at 1:11,000 on a 9 × 9 cm base, so a 100 m city block is about 9 mm across and a single street is a fraction of a millimetre wide — the relief is the real measured shape of one square kilometre, with no vertical exaggeration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Whitby gift for anyone who knows the harbour and the 199 steps — 1 km of the town and the Esk mouth at 1:11000, the North Sea modelled as open water, not invented streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 × 9 cm · 1:11,000 scale · matte PLA · black ribbed base (white free on request) · stainless-steel laser-engraved label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the model show?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding footprints, building heights measured from LIDAR rather than estimated, and the underlying topography of the ground itself. 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Footprints and positions stay true to the survey; only the unsupported structure underneath is solidified, so the model survives handling and shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long until it ships?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach model is printed to order in Sheffield, so production takes up to 7 working days before dispatch. It then ships by Royal Mail Tracked 48, which is 2–3 days within the UK, and a tracking number is emailed when the parcel is handed over. UK delivery is free. International shipping isn't available at launch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I request a different area or city?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/commission-your-city\"\u003ecustom-coordinates listing\u003c\/a\u003e covers any UK location at the same 9 cm × 9 cm format and 1:11000 scale, so you can centre the square kilometre wherever you like — a childhood street, a university, a harbour. 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