function initialize() {
	if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
						var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById('map_canvas'));
						map.setCenter(new GLatLng(53.495756170099824, -2.2128868103027344), 12);
						map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
						map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
        
						//new marker made
						// Create our 'tiny' marker icon
						var blueIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
						blueIcon.image = 'http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/markers/blue/blank.png';
		
						// Set up our GMarkerOptions object
						markerOptions = { icon:blueIcon };
				
						var latlng = new GLatLng(53.495756170099824, -2.2128868103027344);
						map.addOverlay(new GMarker(latlng, markerOptions));
					}
				}