Business prospered as Rainham and Hornchurch found its feet after nearly six years of war. Mr O'Donnell was kept busy as returning soldiers flooded back into society and Britain returned to peacetime and normality.
After a few years Mr Hawthorn left the partnership and Mr O'Donnell moved the rapidly expanding practice of O'Donnell & Hawthorn Estate Agents to new larger premises at 14 Broadway, Rainham.
