Aymer

‘Aymer’, also known as ‘Tosca’ is located at 312 Windsor Street, Richmond New South Wales and is constructed on part of Lot 4 of Section 5 of the town.

See also Tosca

The Windsor and Richmond Gazette of 27 March 1925 advertised the forthcoming auction of the ‘pretty villa home’ ‘Aymer’ formerly the home of Mr Sidney Harold Hoskisson (son of Samuel and Amelia Hoskisson, of ’ Clifton’ Clarendon), and his wife Ruby Dunston. The couple had been married in March 1912 at St Stephen’s Church Kurrajong. The bride was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Dunston, of ‘Warren Ave,’ Grose Vale and the sumptuous reception was held at the Dunston family home. A son Samuel J was born in 1914 and sadly died in August the same year.

With his father Samuel and brothers John and James, Sid Hoskisson was well regarded in the Hawkesbury as a breeder of quality dairy cows at ‘Clifton’ as well as being a popular figure in horse racing circles as an importer and breeder of bloodstock such as ‘Sir Aymer’ and ‘Berragoon’.

Sidney Hoskisson chose a residence befitting their standing in the local community to be their family home. Just before his marriage, he had purchased the pretty home in Windsor Street owned by George E Woodhill. This house completed in 1900 was one of several Hawkesbury buildings including Belmont Park at North Richmond (completed 1893) and Windsor Hospital (1911) designed by the distinguished architect George Matcham Pitt.
Hoskisson renamed the house ‘Aymer’ perhaps in reference to the prize winning racehorse ‘Sir Aymer’ which he imported in 1911 and remained the family home until Hoskisson’s untimely death from meningitis at the age of 41 years in January 1924. ‘Aymer’ may be a name not well known in Richmond but many will recognise its former name ‘Tosca’ which still stands in Windsor Street today.

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