function load(){

  var point = new google.maps.LatLng(53.491981,-2.507989);

  var myMapOptions = {
    zoom: 10,
    center: point,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN,
    mapTypeControl: true,
    mapTypeControlOptions: {
      style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU
    }

  };

  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),myMapOptions);

  var image = new google.maps.MarkerImage(
    '_includes/images/marker-images/image.png',
    new google.maps.Size(135,54),
    new google.maps.Point(0,0),
    new google.maps.Point(68,54)
  );

  var shadow = new google.maps.MarkerImage(
    '_includes/images/marker-images/shadow.png',
    new google.maps.Size(165,54),
    new google.maps.Point(0,0),
    new google.maps.Point(68,54)
  );

  var shape = {
    coord: [124,1,127,2,129,3,131,4,132,5,133,6,133,7,134,8,134,9,134,10,134,11,134,12,134,13,134,14,134,15,134,16,134,17,134,18,134,19,134,20,134,21,134,22,134,23,134,24,134,25,134,26,134,27,134,28,134,29,134,30,134,31,134,32,134,33,134,34,133,35,133,36,132,37,131,38,129,39,127,40,124,41,80,42,79,43,78,44,77,45,76,46,75,47,74,48,73,49,72,50,70,51,69,52,68,53,66,53,65,52,64,51,63,50,62,49,61,48,60,47,59,46,58,45,57,44,56,43,55,42,11,41,8,40,6,39,5,38,3,37,3,36,2,35,1,34,1,33,1,32,1,31,1,30,1,29,1,28,1,27,1,26,1,25,1,24,1,23,1,22,1,21,1,20,1,19,1,18,1,17,1,16,1,15,1,14,1,13,1,12,1,11,1,10,1,9,1,8,2,7,3,6,3,5,5,4,6,3,8,2,11,1,124,1],
    type: 'poly'
  };

  var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
    draggable: false,
    raiseOnDrag: false,
    icon: image,
    shadow: shadow,
    shape: shape,
    map: map,
    position: point
  });

}