Wolfterton – Copper Strip Fitting at Royal Station, Norfolk

While fitting copper stripping to the roof at the Royal Train Station at Wolfterton, Norfolk we noticed this historic example of the power of copper. The copper flange on a pipe, in what was the servants’ quarters, had been unused for decades. Underneath the copper flange, the colour differentiation, shows how over time the copper has oxidised and released copper sulphate, cleaning the tiles from moss.