Manchester · Deansgate
Manchester's Deansgate district rendered as a 1km² 3D-printed city model.
9 × 9 cm · 1:11,000 · matte PLA · black base (white free on request)
Stainless-steel laser-engraved label · free standard engraving · personalise +£3
Ships in 7 working days · free tracked UK delivery
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What the model shows+
Building footprints, building heights measured from LIDAR (not estimated), and the underlying topography. Roads are engraved as shallow grooves, water is cut hollow, and bridges sit as separate decks.
Materials & finish+
Matte PLA city plate fused to a black PLA base. The engraved label is a separate stainless-steel plate, laser-marked with the city name + coordinates and seated into a slot on the base. Other plinth colours available on request.
Lightweight, dimensionally stable, recyclable in the PLA stream.
About Manchester+
9 × 9 cm · 1:11,000 · matte PLA · black base (white free on request)Stainless-steel laser-engraved label · free standard engraving · personalise +£3Ships in 7 working days · free tracked UK delivery ↓ Tap any line below to read more What the model shows+Building footprints, building heights measured from LIDAR (not estimated), and the underlying topography. Roads are engraved as shallow grooves, water is cut hollow, and bridges sit as separate decks. Materials & finish+ Matte PLA city plate fused to a black PLA base. The engraved label is a separate stainless-steel plate, laser-marked with the city name + coordinates and seated into a slot on the base. Other plinth colours available on request. Lightweight, dimensionally stable, recyclable in the PLA stream. About Manchester Deansgate+The model covers the corridor from Castlefield Basin north toward the Midland Hotel, with the Rochdale Canal cutting through. Centred on the historic spine of the city's industrial core.The area includes the 1830 Warehouse, the world's oldest surviving railway warehouse and a Grade I listed structure, alongside Charles Trubshaw's 1903 Midland Hotel (Grade II*). W. J. Morley's 1910 Albert Hall and the Great Northern Warehouse sit within the footprint, with Castlefield Basin marking the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal. The Peterloo Memorial, marking the 1819 massacre, falls inside the modelled square. Personalising the engraving+Standard engraving (city + coordinates) is free. Replace the default text with any name, date, or message — up to 14 characters per line with the coords shown, more without. Personalisation is +£3 to cover the bespoke laser run. Packaging+Comes with a 3D-printed storage case that holds the model safely between displays, wrapped in a kraft mailer and shipped in a cardboard box or padded bubble bag, with a Cityform thank-you card. Optional personal message can be added at checkout. Does the model show the Castlefield viaducts and canal basin?+Yes. The Rochdale Canal, Castlefield Basin and the railway viaducts above them are all picked out, since the model uses OSM building footprints and waterway data for the full 1km square.
Personalising the engraving+
Standard engraving (city + coordinates) is free. Replace the default text with any name, date, or message — up to 14 characters per line with the coords shown, more without. Personalisation is +£3 to cover the bespoke laser run.
Packaging+
Ships in a kraft mailer with the model recessed into a fitted plinth, wrapped in tissue, with a Cityform thank-you card.
On the plate.
SIZE & MATERIALS
The object, to scale
Every Cityform shares the same base and label — only the map and the engraving change from city to city. The relief height depends on the terrain, so total height varies.