This is the inside of the Anglican church. The boxes were there for the gentry, so they would be partially hidden from the convicts who sat at the back of the church in regular pews. The gentry would come in first and secure themselves in the boxes, then the shackled convicts came in and were led to the back. AT the end of the service, they were led out again after which the gentry could come out of hiding and mingle with each other.
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