This is a photograph of the Etchingham Brass Band, from Sussex, c.1900. Although the snare drum clearly says “Etchington”, the band was from the village of Etchingham, the name “Etchington” being that of the local landed family. The band was active from 1885 to WW1, with bandmaster T. Daniels in 1891.
It was renamed or reformed as the Hurst Green and Etchingham Brass Band from 1902-1910; then the Robertsbridge and Etchingham Band from 1924-1937, with conductor John Martin in 1920-1933, and A. Smetham in 1937. It finally appears briefly as the Burwash and Etchingham Brass Band in 1945.
IBEW - the History of Brass Bands 