if (document.images) {
blank = new Image(); blank.src = '../images/blank.gif';
scotland = new Image(); scotland.src = '../images/s.gif';
north_east = new Image(); north_east.src = '../images/ne.gif';
north_west = new Image(); north_west.src = '../images/nw.gif';
midlands = new Image(); midlands.src = '../images/m.gif';
london = new Image(); london.src = '../images/l.gif';
south_east = new Image(); south_east.src = '../images/se.gif';
south_west = new Image(); south_west.src = '../images/sw.gif';
}