//<![CDATA[
    function load() {
    
    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { 

      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      // Dont try to unroll this function. It has to be here for the function closure
      // Each instance of the function preserves the contends of a different instance
      // of the "marker" and "html" variables which will be needed later when the event triggers.    
     function createMarker(point) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        return marker;
      }

      // Display the map, with some controls and set the initial location 
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(51.518575, -0.148642),15);
    
      // Set up a marker with info windows 
    
      var point = new GLatLng(51.518575, -0.148642);
      var marker = createMarker(point)
      map.addOverlay(marker);


    }
    
    // display a warning if the browser was not compatible
    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Interactive Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }


    }
    //]]>