The quiet little Don
Meandering towards the Tyne
As with all rivers, the River Tyne has a number of smaller tributaries which feed it and help it grow on it’s journey towards the North Sea. This is the little River Don, no more than a stream here at Hedworthfield in Jarrow, just a couple of miles from South Shields. By the time Don reaches the River Tyne it will be more than twenty feet wide (especially at high tide)
Camera details; Pentax K100D, 82mm lens, 1/180 second, f8, iso 200
South Shields Daily Photo 
So nice to see this. I love these quiet little brooks.
Pat
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Pat
February 7, 2008 at 8:36 am
I wouldn’t say that this is the Don, precisely, though it does feed into it, as do several other streams flowing roughly south-west to north-east through Jarrow and Hebburn.
I’ve seen this little river called “Calf Close Burn” on a map, but it’s known locally as “The Dene”: I’ve often wondered if there’s a very old link between the names “Dene” and “Don”.
Garry
February 7, 2008 at 5:16 pm
No, come to think of it, this must be the best contender to be the source of the Don.
Garry
February 7, 2008 at 5:44 pm
That’s a beautiful photo.
Jackie
February 7, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Wonder what the origins of Boldon and Cleadon are then (and even Howdon across the Tyne)?
S Wilson
February 8, 2008 at 12:25 am
I too wondered if this was the Don of the poem but reading above comments, see it might not be. Lovely photo
Jilly
February 8, 2008 at 3:29 pm