function initialize() {

  var styles = [{"featureType":"landscape.man_made","elementType":"geometry","stylers":[{"color":"#f7f1df"}]},{"featureType":"landscape.natural","elementType":"geometry","stylers":[{"color":"#d0e3b4"}]},{"featureType":"landscape.natural.terrain","elementType":"geometry","stylers":[{"visibility":"on"}]},{"featureType":"poi","elementType":"labels","stylers":[{"visibility":"on"}]},{"featureType":"poi.business","elementType":"all","stylers":[{"visibility":"on"}]},{"featureType":"poi.medical","elementType":"geometry","stylers":[{"color":"#fbd3da"}]},{"featureType":"poi.park","elementType":"geometry","stylers":[{"color":"#bde6ab"}]},{"featureType":"road","elementType":"geometry.stroke","stylers":[{"visibility":"on"}]},{"featureType":"road","elementType":"labels","stylers":[{"visibility":"on"}]},{"featureType":"road.highway","elementType":"geometry.fill","stylers":[{"color":"#ffe15f"}]},{"featureType":"road.highway","elementType":"geometry.stroke","stylers":[{"color":"#efd151"}]},{"featureType":"road.arterial","elementType":"geometry.fill","stylers":[{"color":"#ffffff"}]},{"featureType":"road.local","elementType":"geometry.fill","stylers":[{"color":"black"}]},{"featureType":"transit.station.airport","elementType":"geometry.fill","stylers":[{"color":"#cfb2db"}]},{"featureType":"water","elementType":"geometry","stylers":[{"color":"#a2daf2"}]}];

  styledMap = new google.maps.StyledMapType(styles, {name: "See Green"});

  latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(53.986417, -1.099373);

  var myOptions = {
    scrollwheel: false,
    navigationControl: false,
    mapTypeControl: false,
    scaleControl: false,
    draggable: true,
    zoom: 16,
    center: latlng,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
    mapTypeControl: false,
    zoomControl: true,
      zoomControlOptions: {
      position: google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER
    },
  }
  
  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
  
  marker = new google.maps.Marker({
      position: latlng,
      map: map,
      title:"See Green"
  }); 

  map.mapTypes.set('map_style', styledMap);
  map.setMapTypeId('map_style');
      
}