Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/PersistentCacheConfiguration.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r4b24b9c98dd06f31acd9e1282b287c491b07ab2f -rc779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/PersistentCacheConfiguration.cs	(.../PersistentCacheConfiguration.cs)	(revision 4b24b9c98dd06f31acd9e1282b287c491b07ab2f)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/PersistentCacheConfiguration.cs	(.../PersistentCacheConfiguration.cs)	(revision c779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f)
@@ -81,10 +81,39 @@
             GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
         }
 
-        public abstract IConfiguration Clone();
+        public IConfiguration Clone()
+        {
+            ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
 
-        public abstract void Initialize();
+            return OnClone();
+        }
 
+        public void Initialize()
+        {
+            ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
+
+            OnInitialize();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a deep copy of the configuration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The cloned configuration.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="CannotCreateTileCacheException">Thrown when creating the file
+        /// cache failed.</exception>
+        protected abstract IConfiguration OnClone();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Properly initialize the configuration, making it ready for tile fetching.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="CannotFindTileSourceException">Thrown when the configured
+        /// <see cref="ITileSource"/> cannot be found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="CannotCreateTileCacheException">Thrown when the configured
+        /// tile cache cannot be created.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="CannotReceiveTilesException">Thrown when <see cref="TileSource"/>
+        /// doesn't allow for tiles to be received.</exception>
+        protected abstract void OnInitialize();
+
         protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
             if (IsDisposed)
@@ -109,22 +138,22 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the configuration based on the given <see cref="ITileSource"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="tileSource">The tile source to initialize for.</param>
+        /// <param name="newTileSource">The tile source to initialize for.</param>
         /// <exception cref="CannotCreateTileCacheException">Thrown when a critical error
         /// occurs when creating the tile cache.</exception>
-        /// <exception cref="CannotReceiveTilesException">Thrown when <paramref name="tileSource"/>
+        /// <exception cref="CannotReceiveTilesException">Thrown when <paramref name="newTileSource"/>
         /// does not allow for tiles to be retrieved.</exception>
         /// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Thrown when calling this method while
         /// this instance is disposed.</exception>
-        protected void InitializeFromTileSource(ITileSource tileSource)
+        protected void InitializeFromTileSource(ITileSource newTileSource)
         {
             ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
 
-            this.tileSource = tileSource;
+            tileSource = newTileSource;
             IPersistentCache<byte[]> tileCache = CreateTileCache();
             try
             {
-                ITileProvider provider = BruTileReflectionHelper.GetProviderFromTileSource(tileSource);
+                ITileProvider provider = BruTileReflectionHelper.GetProviderFromTileSource(newTileSource);
                 TileFetcher = new AsyncTileFetcher(provider,
                                                    BruTileSettings.MemoryCacheMinimum,
                                                    BruTileSettings.MemoryCacheMaximum,
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration.cs
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diff -u -r0f778d2d9cc904175274baf4d6a21996ccef8d54 -rc779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration.cs	(.../WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration.cs)	(revision 0f778d2d9cc904175274baf4d6a21996ccef8d54)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration.cs	(.../WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration.cs)	(revision c779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f)
@@ -86,40 +86,23 @@
         /// cache failed.</exception>
         public static WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration CreateInitializedConfiguration(WellKnownTileSource wellKnownTileSource)
         {
-            return CreateInitializedConfiguration(WellKnownTileSourceToKnownTileSource(wellKnownTileSource));
+            KnownTileSource knownTileSource = WellKnownTileSourceToKnownTileSource(wellKnownTileSource);
+
+            ITileSource tileSource = TileSourceFactory.Instance.GetKnownTileSource(knownTileSource);
+            return new WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration(knownTileSource, tileSource);
         }
 
-        public override IConfiguration Clone()
+        protected override IConfiguration OnClone()
         {
-            ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
-
             return new WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration(PersistentCacheDirectoryPath, knownTileSource);
         }
 
-        public override void Initialize()
+        protected override void OnInitialize()
         {
-            ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
-
             Initialized = true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a fully initialized instance of <see cref="WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="knownTileSource">The built-in tile provider to be used.</param>
-        /// <returns>The new <see cref="WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration"/>.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">Thrown when <paramref name="knownTileSource"/>
-        /// isn't a supported member.</exception>
-        /// <exception cref="CannotCreateTileCacheException">Thrown when creating the file
-        /// cache failed.</exception>
-        private static WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration CreateInitializedConfiguration(KnownTileSource knownTileSource)
-        {
-            ITileSource tileSource = TileSourceFactory.Instance.GetKnownTileSource(knownTileSource);
-
-            return new WellKnownTileSourceLayerConfiguration(knownTileSource, tileSource);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// Returns the <see cref="KnownTileSource"/> equivalent of <see cref="WellKnownTileSource"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="wellKnownTileSource">The tile provider to be used.</param>
Index: Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/WmtsLayerConfiguration.cs
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diff -u -r797872a6e0525f12c0f84b03e996a9d42630ad0b -rc779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f
--- Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/WmtsLayerConfiguration.cs	(.../WmtsLayerConfiguration.cs)	(revision 797872a6e0525f12c0f84b03e996a9d42630ad0b)
+++ Core/Components/src/Core.Components.BruTile/Configurations/WmtsLayerConfiguration.cs	(.../WmtsLayerConfiguration.cs)	(revision c779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f)
@@ -106,17 +106,13 @@
             return new WmtsLayerConfiguration(wmtsCapabilitiesUrl, tileSource);
         }
 
-        public override IConfiguration Clone()
+        protected override IConfiguration OnClone()
         {
-            ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
-
             return new WmtsLayerConfiguration(capabilitiesUri, capabilityIdentifier, preferredFormat, PersistentCacheDirectoryPath);
         }
 
-        public override void Initialize()
+        protected override void OnInitialize()
         {
-            ThrowExceptionIfDisposed();
-
             if (Initialized)
             {
                 return;
Index: Core/Components/test/Core.Components.BruTile.Test/Configurations/PersistentCacheConfigurationTest.cs
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diff -u -r4b24b9c98dd06f31acd9e1282b287c491b07ab2f -rc779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f
--- Core/Components/test/Core.Components.BruTile.Test/Configurations/PersistentCacheConfigurationTest.cs	(.../PersistentCacheConfigurationTest.cs)	(revision 4b24b9c98dd06f31acd9e1282b287c491b07ab2f)
+++ Core/Components/test/Core.Components.BruTile.Test/Configurations/PersistentCacheConfigurationTest.cs	(.../PersistentCacheConfigurationTest.cs)	(revision c779a09fcdb11c7263b460e664e93cc36d0daf6f)
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@
                 InitializeFromTileSource(tileSource);
             }
 
-            public override IConfiguration Clone()
+            protected override IConfiguration OnClone()
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
-            public override void Initialize()
+            protected override void OnInitialize()
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }