function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {


        function createMarker(point) {
            var marker = new GMarker(point);
            return marker;
        }

        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(51.51322956905176, -0.061969757080078125), 13);
        map.setUIToDefault();

        var point = new GLatLng(51.509269984271484, -0.061948299407958984);
        
        var marker = createMarker(point)
        map.addOverlay(marker);
        


        var map2 = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas2"));
        map2.setCenter(new GLatLng(53.47942686067303, -2.232992649078369), 13);
        map2.setUIToDefault();

        var point2 = new GLatLng( 53.47942686067303, -2.232992649078369);
        var marker2 = createMarker(point2)
        map2.addOverlay(marker2);
        


        var map3 = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas3"));
        map3.setCenter(new GLatLng(55.85992365439616, -4.252599477767944), 13);
        map3.setUIToDefault();

        var point3 = new GLatLng( 55.85992365439616, -4.252599477767944);
        var marker3 = createMarker(point3)
        map3.addOverlay(marker3);

      }

      

    }