function initialize() {
  var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.525264,-0.100565);
  var myOptions = {
    zoom: 15,
    center: myLatlng,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
  }
  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);

  var contentString = '<div id="content">'+
    '<div id="siteNotice">'+
    '</div>'+
    '<div id="bodyContent">'+
    '<p><img src="http://dev.twintoe.com/www.egretwest.com/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/images/logo-egretwest.png" alt="Studio Egret West" title="Studio Egret West"  width="165" height="38"/></p>'+
    '<p>+44 (0) 207 549 1730 <br/>No.1 Compton Courtyard,<br/>40 Compton Street,<br/>London,<br/>EC1V 0AP</p>'+
    '</div>'+
    '</div>';

var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
    content: contentString
});
  
  var shadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage(
	  'http://dev.twintoe.com/www.egretwest.com/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/images/shadow.png',
		new google.maps.Size(62,35),
		new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
		new google.maps.Point(0,35)
	);
  
  var image = 'http://dev.twintoe.com/www.egretwest.com/wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/images/SEW-icon-v4.png';
  var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(51.525264,-0.100565);
  var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
      position: myLatLng,
      map: map,
      animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP,
      icon: image,
	  shadow: shadow,
	  title:"Uluru (Ayers Rock)"
  });


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