Maurice Spencer Rowe Adams [commonly known as Maurice Adams and as Maurice S.R. Adams] was born in Bedford Park, London, England on 2 May 1887. He was articled to Alfred William Stephens Cross (1858-1932) for two years and remained with him as an assistant. He also attended the Architectural Association Schools in London. He worked as an assistant to William Edward Riley (1852-1937).
Adams qualified as an architect in 1911 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.) later that year. He was also a furniture designer and founder in the 1920s of Maurice Adams Ltd. which manufactured furniture in a style that was a cross between Art Deco and Georgian, all designed by Adams himself. He produced a treatise, on furniture and interior design, Modern Decorative Art (1930), which includes 200 examples of his designs for furniture, lighting, ornamental features and interiors. His address was given as Edenhurst, Bedford Park, Chiswick, London in 1920 and Foxglove Cottage, Felpham, Sussex in 1939 and 1941. He died in Bognar Regis, Sussex on 29 October 1941.
Note: this architect may be confused with his father, Maurice Bingham Adams (1849-1933), who was also known as Maurice Adams.
Adams, Maurice. My Book of Furniture. London: Maurice Adams, Ltd., 1926
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001