[1] The majority of his work is in the Pre-Raphaelite style, often with a twist towards Celtic mythology, and is mainly sited in western Scotland.
[2] He was born at Bonnington Haugh north of Edinburgh (now absorbed by the city) the son of Alexander Adam.
[11] From 1889 he trained other stained glass artists including his son, Stephen Adam, David Gauld and Alf Webster.
[12] He died at Bath Street in Glasgow in August 1910 and his work was continued by Alf Webster.
[13] Webster's genius was cut short whilst serving in the Gordon Highlanders in the First World War when he was fatally wounded in the battlefield and died at Le Touquet Red Cross Station in 1915.