function initialize() {
				var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(53.805583,-3.027434);
				var settings = {
					zoom: 13,
					center: latlng,
					mapTypeControl: false,
					navigationControl: true,
					navigationControlOptions: {style: google.maps.NavigationControlStyle.SMALL},
					mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP};
				var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("cont_map"), settings);
				var contentString = '<div id="cont">'+
					'<div id="siteNotice">'+
					'</div>'+
					'<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">The Highbury Hotel</h1>'+
					'<div id="bodyContent">'+
					'<p>12 rigby road blackpool fy1 5de <br/>(01253) 624415</p>'+
					'</div>'+
					'</div>';
				var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
					content: contentString
				});
				
				var companyImage = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/map_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(31,46),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(15,46)
				);

				var companyShadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/map_icon_shadow.png',
					new google.maps.Size(33,31),
                                        new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(8,31)
                                        
                                );
				
                                var companyPos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.807504,-3.053476);

				var companyMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: companyPos,
					map: map,
					icon: companyImage,
					shadow: companyShadow,
					title:"The Highbury Hotel",
					zIndex: 5});
				
				var pleasureBeach = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/PB_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(89,36),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(45,36)
				);

				var pleasureBeachShadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/PB_shadow_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(108,39),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(40,39)
				);

				var pleasureBeachPos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.789945,-3.056241);

				var pleasureBeachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: pleasureBeachPos,
					map: map,
					icon: pleasureBeach ,
					shadow: pleasureBeachShadow,
					title:"pleasure Beach",
                                        zIndex: 4
				});
                             
				var theTower = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/TOWER_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(44,35),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(22,35)
				);

				var theTowerShadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/ZOO_shadow_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(61,30),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(17,30)
				);

				var theTowerPos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.815745,-3.054868);

				var theTowerMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: theTowerPos,
					map: map,
					icon: theTower,
					shadow: theTowerShadow,
					title:"Blackpool Tower",
					zIndex: 3
				});

                                var theZoo = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/ZOO_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(46,35),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(15,45)
				);

				var theZooShadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/ZOO_shadow_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(61,31),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(12,40)
				);

				var theZooPos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.816062,-3.009335);

				var theZooMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: theZooPos,
					map: map,
					icon: theZoo,
					shadow: theZooShadow,
					title:"Blackpool Zoo",
					zIndex: 2
				});
                                
                                var theWinterGardens = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/GARDENS_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(89,36),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(45,36)
				);

				var theWinterGardensShadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/PB_shadow_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(108,39),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(40,39)
				);

				var theWinterGardensPos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.817707,-3.050832);

				var theWinterGardensMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: theWinterGardensPos,
					map: map,
					icon: theWinterGardens,
					shadow: theWinterGardensShadow,
					title:"The Winter Gardens",
					zIndex: 1
				});
				
                                // var blackpool_fc = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/BFC_icon.png',
					// new google.maps.Size(26,32),
					// new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					// new google.maps.Point(10,20)
				// );

				// var blackpool_fcShadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/BFC_shadow_icon.png',
					// new google.maps.Size(41,22),
					// new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					// new google.maps.Point(7,10)
				// );

				// var blackpool_fcPos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.804911,-3.048268);

				// var blackpool_fcMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					// position: blackpool_fcPos,
					// map: map,
					// icon: blackpool_fc,
					// shadow: blackpool_fcShadow,
					// title:"Blackpool F.C",
					// zIndex: 0
				// });
                                
                                var syndicate = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/SYN_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(57,35),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(10,20)

                                );

				var syndicate_Shadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage('map_icons/ZOO_shadow_icon.png',
					new google.maps.Size(61,30),
					new google.maps.Point(0,0),
					new google.maps.Point(2, 15)
                                        
				);

				var syndicatePos = new google.maps.LatLng(53.818388,-3.048857);

				var syndicateMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: syndicatePos,
					map: map,
					icon: syndicate,
					shadow: syndicate_Shadow,
					title:"Syndicate Nightclub",
					zIndex: 0
				});

				google.maps.event.addListener(companyMarker, 'click', function() {
					infowindow.open(map,companyMarker);
				});

			}