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Evening Standard
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Emma Magnus

‘Iconic’ Chitty Chitty Bang Bang windmill on sale for first time in 35 years

In Buckinghamshire’s rolling Chiltern Hills, overlooking pretty Turville village and the green Hambledon valley, stands one of the most famous windmills in the world.

Painted white with a black base, cap and sails, Cobstone Mill was brought to fame by its appearance in the 1968 children’s classic, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, where it starred as the home of Caractacus Potts, played by Dick Van Dyke, and his two children, Jemima and Jeremy. Now, for the first time in 35 years, it is for sale.

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